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Lake Lillian, Minnesota Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lake Lillian weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Lake Lillian, MN
Sunday, July 5 at 2:13 PM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
89°
Humidity
70%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:39 AM
Sunset
4:08 PM
Lake Lillian, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLake Lillian, MN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 65°H 85°
Lake Lillian, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    18%
    83°61°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    13%
    88°65°+5°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    T-storm w/ Hail
    59%
    0.01″
    85°68°-3°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Showers
    77%
    0.56″
    80°67°-5°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    15%
    79°61°-1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    78°62°-1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Partly Cloudy
    82°61°+4°
Lake Lillian, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
106° · backing 61°
Direction
ESE
106°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 6 · pk 22 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 138SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Lake Lillian, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
977.1
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 28.85 inHg
Now
977.1
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
+1.4
mb
24h
+1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 974978
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW977.5974.3977.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Lake Lillian, MN
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
+2 in 6hPeak ~49 @ 11 PM

AQI 38 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 53 now. With UV 8.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 57 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
8.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
109μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 53 now. With UV 8.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 57 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 53
UV peak
8.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 57

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.82
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Lake Lillian, MN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
9%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
49.9mi
UNLIMITED
67 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
19:13 UTC · Lake Lillian, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
19:13 UTC · Lake Lillian, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Lake Lillian, MN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Lake Lillian, MN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Lake Lillian, MN
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:03 AM
Sunrise
12:39 AM
Daylight
15h 29m
Sunset
4:08 PM
Civil dusk
9:46 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Lake Lillian, MN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
70% illuminated
Moonrise
11:42 PM
Moonset
11:31 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Lake Lillian, MN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lake Lillian at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 56253

16-Day Forecast — Lake Lillian

  1. Sun83°61°18%
  2. Mon88°65°13%
  3. Tue85°68°59%
  4. Wed80°67°77%
  5. Thu79°61°15%
  6. Fri78°62°4%
  7. Sat82°61°5%
  8. Sun88°68°8%
  9. Mon77°58°8%
  10. Tue76°58°6%
  11. Wed78°58°15%
  12. Thu86°62°12%
  13. Fri90°68°16%
  14. Sat91°72°17%
  15. Sun91°73°27%
  16. Mon95°72°29%

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 Lillian

SPC has placed Lake Lillian in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Lillian

  • 56253

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.