Fergus Falls, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fergus Falls weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle22%0.01″86°67°—
- SundayJul 5Mostly Clear——88°64°+2°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle49%—87°66°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers59%0.09″87°66°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers70%0.22″73°63°-14°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast16%—79°59°+6°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear12%—80°62°+1°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³ (AQI 54) 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 40 now. With UV 4.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 24 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 4.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 24
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³ (AQI 54) 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
- 11:30 PM
- Moonset
- 10:23 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Fergus Falls at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56537
16-Day Forecast — Fergus Falls
- Sat86°67°22%
- Sun88°64°4%
- Mon87°66°49%
- Tue87°66°59%
- Wed73°63°70%
- Thu79°59°16%
- Fri80°62°12%
- Sat69°58°17%
- Sun77°53°12%
- Mon81°56°5%
- Tue88°63°7%
- Wed77°60°7%
- Thu86°57°10%
- Fri86°64°14%
- Sat87°64°26%
- Sun98°71°13%
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 — Fergus Falls
SPC has placed Fergus Falls 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 Fergus Falls
- 56537
- 56538