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Fosston, Minnesota Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fosston weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Fosston, MN
Saturday, July 4 at 10:47 PM
66
°
Clear
Feels like
67°
Humidity
86%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
12:31 AM
Sunset
4:23 PM
Fosston, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFosston, MN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 59°H 85°
Fosston, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Drizzle
    29%
    0.03″
    79°61°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    85°59°+6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    68%
    0.09″
    87°66°+2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    68%
    0.01″
    76°58°-11°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    61%
    77°56°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    75°56°-2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    17%
    75°59°
Fosston, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
133° · veering 62°
Direction
SE
133°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 5 · pk 15 @ 3:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 147SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 62° from the se.
Fosston, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
969.8
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 28.64 inHg
Now
969.8
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
+1.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 968972
960965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW971.6968.1969.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Fosston, MN
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
+1 in 6h

AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneGood
49μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Fosston, MN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
3%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
31.4mi
UNLIMITED
63 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
03:47 UTC · Fosston, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
03:47 UTC · Fosston, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Fosston, MN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fosston, MN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fosston, MN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:52 AM
Sunrise
12:31 AM
Daylight
15h 52m
Sunset
4:23 PM
Civil dusk
10:04 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Fosston, MN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:47 PM
Moonset
11:33 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Fosston, MN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fosston at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 66°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: June 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 56542

16-Day Forecast — Fosston

  1. Sat79°61°29%
  2. Sun85°59°3%
  3. Mon87°66°68%
  4. Tue76°58°68%
  5. Wed77°56°61%
  6. Thu75°56°10%
  7. Fri75°59°17%
  8. Sat81°54°13%
  9. Sun84°58°9%
  10. Mon85°62°9%
  11. Tue83°57°11%
  12. Wed89°59°17%
  13. Thu86°66°13%
  14. Fri75°61°20%
  15. Sat81°59°20%
  16. Sun68°55°13%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, 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 — Fosston

SPC has placed Fosston in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Fosston

  • 56542

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.