Howard Lake, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Howard Lake weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Showers29%0.64″85°67°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast30%—85°66°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast10%—85°66°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast20%—86°68°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail54%0.69″78°66°-8°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast47%—79°60°+1°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm12%—81°60°+2°
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 15.9 µg/m³, PM10 to 20.2 µg/m³.
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 60 now. With UV 5.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 47 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 60
- UV peak
- 5.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 47
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 15.9 µg/m³, PM10 to 20.2 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:19 PM
- Moonset
- 10:16 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Howard Lake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 55349
16-Day Forecast — Howard Lake
- Sat86°67°29%
- Sun85°67°30%
- Mon85°66°10%
- Tue86°68°20%
- Wed78°66°54%
- Thu79°60°47%
- Fri81°60°12%
- Sat73°61°13%
- Sun74°55°16%
- Mon77°56°9%
- Tue81°58°6%
- Wed81°63°13%
- Thu83°58°12%
- Fri88°67°22%
- Sat88°68°30%
- Sun90°71°27%
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 — Howard Lake
SPC has placed Howard 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 Howard Lake
- 55349