Detroit Lakes, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Detroit Lakes weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Showers27%0.08″83°65°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——85°62°+2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast58%—87°65°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail63%0.09″82°64°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle72%—80°61°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast17%—77°57°-3°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle17%0.09″73°60°-4°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 12.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 15.8 µg/m³.
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 42. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 5.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 14
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 12.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 15.8 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.76
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:30 PM
- Moonset
- 10:21 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Detroit Lakes at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56501
16-Day Forecast — Detroit Lakes
- Sat83°65°27%
- Sun85°62°4%
- Mon87°65°58%
- Tue82°64°63%
- Wed80°61°72%
- Thu77°57°17%
- Fri73°60°17%
- Sat78°55°17%
- Sun80°56°14%
- Mon83°58°7%
- Tue89°62°11%
- Wed91°68°11%
- Thu81°66°19%
- Fri73°60°16%
- Sat77°60°16%
- Sun85°57°17%
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 — Detroit Lakes
SPC has placed Detroit Lakes in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
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 Detroit Lakes
- 56501
- 56502