Forest Lake, Minnesota Weather
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Forest Lake weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast22%—87°64°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast19%—87°67°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——85°65°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail20%2.1″90°67°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers54%0.69″76°66°-14°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast51%—81°58°+5°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle——85°58°+4°
AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 13.1 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 48 now. With UV 6.4 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 29 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 6.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 29
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.1 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.76
- 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
- 11:15 PM
- Moonset
- 10:12 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Forest Lake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 55025
16-Day Forecast — Forest Lake
- Sat87°64°22%
- Sun87°67°19%
- Mon85°65°5%
- Tue90°67°20%
- Wed76°66°54%
- Thu81°58°51%
- Fri85°58°8%
- Sat75°62°10%
- Sun75°56°16%
- Mon80°55°7%
- Tue82°58°7%
- Wed84°62°15%
- Thu87°58°11%
- Fri92°66°24%
- Sat90°66°27%
- Sun94°71°23%
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 — Forest Lake
SPC has placed Forest 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 Forest Lake
- 55025