Lake Benton, Minnesota Weather
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Lake Benton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Showers38%0.11″85°66°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——85°64°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast11%—87°66°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers34%—90°66°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm49%0.04″77°65°-13°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle26%0.06″78°60°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast16%—75°60°-3°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.80 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 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 5.1 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 49
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- 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
- 11:27 PM
- Moonset
- 10:27 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Lake Benton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56149
16-Day Forecast — Lake Benton
- Sat84°66°38%
- Sun85°65°8%
- Mon87°66°11%
- Tue90°66°34%
- Wed77°65°49%
- Thu78°60°26%
- Fri75°60°16%
- Sat78°59°16%
- Sun82°61°12%
- Mon84°61°7%
- Tue88°62°6%
- Wed92°65°10%
- Thu87°68°12%
- Fri79°63°17%
- Sat73°56°16%
- Sun82°56°14%
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 — Lake Benton
SPC has placed Lake Benton in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe 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 Lake Benton
- 56149