Cloquet, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cloquet weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle64%—73°58°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain19%0.41″77°58°+4°
- MondayJul 6Overcast18%—83°52°+6°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm45%0.15″85°66°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers61%2.0″74°57°-11°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast48%—73°51°-1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast13%—79°49°+6°
AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 5.1 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.1 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:15 PM
- Moonset
- 10:08 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Cloquet at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 55720
16-Day Forecast — Cloquet
- Sat73°58°64%
- Sun77°58°19%
- Mon83°52°18%
- Tue85°66°45%
- Wed74°57°61%
- Thu73°51°48%
- Fri79°49°13%
- Sat69°59°13%
- Sun78°52°9%
- Mon80°51°14%
- Tue82°52°12%
- Wed82°61°23%
- Thu81°56°26%
- Fri87°61°13%
- Sat81°57°21%
- Sun90°61°27%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — Cloquet
SPC has placed Cloquet 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 Cloquet
- 55720