Lake City, Minnesota Weather
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Lake City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast17%—85°67°—
- SundayJul 5Light Rain25%0.08″79°69°-6°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——82°66°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail——85°64°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm51%0.20″77°64°-8°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast51%—79°57°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle——76°63°-3°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 13.1 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.72 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 46 now. With UV 6.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 39 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 6.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 39
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.1 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.72
- 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
- 11:10 PM
- Moonset
- 10:10 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Lake City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°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: 55041
16-Day Forecast — Lake City
- Sat85°67°17%
- Sun79°69°25%
- Mon82°66°5%
- Tue85°64°9%
- Wed77°64°51%
- Thu79°57°51%
- Fri76°63°8%
- Sat76°55°9%
- Sun78°55°14%
- Mon79°57°7%
- Tue83°62°8%
- Wed83°66°17%
- Thu81°67°13%
- Fri78°63°35%
- Sat70°59°23%
- Sun79°57°16%
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 City
SPC includes Lake City in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 City
- 55041