Clear Lake, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Clear Lake weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain50%0.33″84°65°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast13%—85°63°+1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast32%—85°67°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm42%0.21″85°66°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers66%0.79″76°61°-9°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast40%—77°59°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle——78°61°+1°
AQI 63 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 48 now. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 48 now. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 0.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 12
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.4 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.0 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.84
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:39 PM
- Moonset
- 11:27 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Clear Lake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 55319
16-Day Forecast — Clear Lake
- Sat84°65°50%
- Sun85°63°13%
- Mon85°67°32%
- Tue85°66°42%
- Wed76°61°66%
- Thu77°59°40%
- Fri78°61°9%
- Sat76°55°9%
- Sun76°56°11%
- Mon85°66°8%
- Tue82°60°6%
- Wed84°64°10%
- Thu78°69°12%
- Fri83°66°26%
- Sat85°59°15%
- Sun76°59°17%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Clear Lake
SPC has placed Clear Lake in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Clear Lake
- 55319