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Lakefield, Minnesota Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Lakefield, MN
Saturday, July 4 at 4:59 PM
81
°
Clear
Feels like
89°
Humidity
61%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
12:44 AM
Sunset
4:05 PM
Lakefield, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLakefield, MN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit with a 32% chance of precipitation at 1 AM.
L 65°H 82°
Lakefield, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    15%
    81°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    32%
    82°65°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    85°67°+3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    32%
    87°67°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Showers
    38%
    0.01″
    77°66°-10°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    33%
    79°59°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    77°59°-2°
Lakefield, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
158° · veering 41°
Direction
SSE
158°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
11
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 4 · pk 11 @ 4:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 94SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Lakefield, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
962.9
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 28.43 inHg
Now
962.9
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
+0.8
mb
24h
-0.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 962964
955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW964.2961.9963.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Lakefield, MN
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
+6 in 6h

AQI 39 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 47 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
5.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
100μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 47 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 47
UV peak
4.0 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 47

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.79
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Lakefield, MN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
61.6mi
UNLIMITED
54 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
21:59 UTC · Lakefield, 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
21:59 UTC · Lakefield, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Lakefield, MN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Lakefield, MN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Lakefield, MN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:10 AM
Sunrise
12:44 AM
Daylight
15h 21m
Sunset
4:05 PM
Civil dusk
9:42 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Lakefield, MN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:21 PM
Moonset
10:23 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Lakefield, MN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lakefield at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 56150

16-Day Forecast — Lakefield

  1. Sat81°69°15%
  2. Sun82°65°32%
  3. Mon85°67°4%
  4. Tue87°67°32%
  5. Wed77°66°38%
  6. Thu79°59°33%
  7. Fri77°59°7%
  8. Sat78°59°13%
  9. Sun80°61°10%
  10. Mon81°58°8%
  11. Tue85°63°5%
  12. Wed89°65°14%
  13. Thu86°69°15%
  14. Fri83°62°20%
  15. Sat70°57°14%
  16. Sun79°57°13%

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 — Lakefield

SPC has placed Lakefield 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 Lakefield

  • 56150

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.