Ham Lake, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ham Lake weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast23%—87°65°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast27%—87°68°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——87°66°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast22%—89°68°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers53%0.33″76°67°-13°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast51%—81°59°+5°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm——85°60°+4°
AQI 63 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 65 now. With UV 6.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 37 around 1 PM.
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 65 now. With UV 6.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 37 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 65
- UV peak
- 6.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 37
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 15.3 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- 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
- 11:16 PM
- Moonset
- 10:13 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Ham Lake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°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.
16-Day Forecast — Ham Lake
- Sat87°65°23%
- Sun87°68°27%
- Mon87°66°6%
- Tue89°68°22%
- Wed76°67°53%
- Thu81°59°51%
- Fri85°60°9%
- Sat76°62°10%
- Sun76°55°16%
- Mon82°57°9%
- Tue83°59°6%
- Wed84°63°15%
- Thu86°58°11%
- Fri92°66°24%
- Sat90°66°27%
- Sun93°72°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 — Ham Lake
SPC has placed Ham Lake in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Ham Lake
- 55304