Lafayette, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lafayette weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast17%—85°67°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Showers27%0.49″84°66°-1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——84°66°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast14%—85°67°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm50%0.02″78°68°-7°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast50%—77°62°-1°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm—0.01″83°61°+6°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 44 now. With UV 5.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 35 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 5.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 35
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.73
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:19 PM
- Moonset
- 10:18 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Lafayette at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56054
16-Day Forecast — Lafayette
- Sat85°67°17%
- Sun84°66°27%
- Mon84°66°2%
- Tue85°67°14%
- Wed78°68°50%
- Thu77°62°50%
- Fri83°61°8%
- Sat75°61°9%
- Sun74°55°16%
- Mon77°56°6%
- Tue81°58°6%
- Wed81°63°11%
- Thu83°59°13%
- Fri87°67°14%
- Sat87°68°20%
- Sun90°70°26%
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 — Lafayette
SPC has placed Lafayette 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 Lafayette
- 56054