Lake Benton, Minnesota Weather
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Lake Benton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast21%—85°61°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——88°67°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm46%—88°67°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle73%—85°65°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast17%—80°62°-5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——81°62°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——89°62°+8°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 51 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 51 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 51
- UV peak
- 6.6 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 51
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:47 PM
- Moonset
- 11:37 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
- Sun85°61°21%
- Mon88°67°8%
- Tue88°67°46%
- Wed85°65°73%
- Thu80°62°17%
- Fri81°62°7%
- Sat89°62°7%
- Sun96°66°7%
- Mon81°58°2%
- Tue83°61°6%
- Wed86°59°13%
- Thu91°64°13%
- Fri95°66°17%
- Sat102°71°13%
- Sun98°71°20%
- Mon104°73°26%
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 — Lake Benton
SPC has placed Lake Benton in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3SLGTSlight Risk
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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