Federal Dam, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Federal Dam weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast38%—80°61°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——83°60°+3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast56%—86°59°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm56%—86°64°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers65%0.42″80°60°-6°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast23%—81°56°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle14%—83°61°+2°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 41. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~92%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 3.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:24 PM
- Moonset
- 10:14 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Federal Dam at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56641
16-Day Forecast — Federal Dam
- Sat81°61°38%
- Sun83°60°5%
- Mon86°59°56%
- Tue86°64°56%
- Wed80°60°65%
- Thu81°56°23%
- Fri83°61°14%
- Sat70°58°18%
- Sun78°50°18%
- Mon80°54°14%
- Tue81°60°9%
- Wed79°60°10%
- Thu83°54°13%
- Fri83°61°15%
- Sat87°58°19%
- Sun93°67°19%
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 — Federal Dam
SPC has placed Federal Dam 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 Federal Dam
- 56641