Lester Prairie, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lester Prairie weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain27%0.23″86°67°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain20%0.43″85°67°-1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——84°65°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast18%—86°67°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm52%0.54″77°67°-9°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast48%—80°60°+3°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm11%—81°60°+1°
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 16.8 µg/m³ (AQI 65) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 42 now. With UV 4.9 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 20 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 4.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 20
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 16.8 µg/m³ (AQI 65) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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
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
- 11:19 PM
- Moonset
- 10:16 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Lester Prairie at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 55354
16-Day Forecast — Lester Prairie
- Sat86°67°27%
- Sun85°67°20%
- Mon84°65°5%
- Tue86°67°18%
- Wed77°67°52%
- Thu80°60°48%
- Fri81°60°11%
- Sat74°62°12%
- Sun74°55°15%
- Mon77°56°8%
- Tue81°58°6%
- Wed81°63°12%
- Thu84°58°12%
- Fri88°67°22%
- Sat89°69°30%
- Sun91°71°27%
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 — Lester Prairie
SPC has placed Lester Prairie in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Lester Prairie
- 55354