International Falls, Minnesota Weather
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International Falls weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——85°56°—
- MondayJul 6Showers51%0.50″90°63°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Showers24%0.68″83°65°-7°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast42%—79°58°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——85°55°+6°
- FridayJul 10Overcast18%—84°61°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm15%—86°66°+2°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.4 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.86 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 41 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 1.3 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 41
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.4 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- 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
- 11:39 PM
- Moonset
- 11:23 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
International Falls at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 22°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56649
16-Day Forecast — International Falls
- Sun85°56°3%
- Mon90°63°51%
- Tue83°65°24%
- Wed79°58°42%
- Thu85°55°2%
- Fri84°61°18%
- Sat86°66°15%
- Sun84°65°18%
- Mon79°56°17%
- Tue81°59°11%
- Wed87°63°16%
- Thu91°62°16%
- Fri92°64°17%
- Sat97°68°23%
- Sun88°66°23%
- Mon86°59°20%
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 — International Falls
SPC has placed International Falls in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal 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 International Falls
- 56649
- 56679