Lewiston, Minnesota Weather
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Lewiston weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast13%—82°63°—
- SundayJul 5Foggy12%—81°64°-1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——79°64°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast14%—81°64°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail53%0.54″75°62°-6°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast53%—73°57°-2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——77°60°+4°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.86 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 34 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- 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
- 11:29 PM
- Moonset
- 11:18 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Lewiston at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 55952
16-Day Forecast — Lewiston
- Sat82°63°13%
- Sun81°65°12%
- Mon79°64°2%
- Tue81°64°14%
- Wed75°62°53%
- Thu73°57°53%
- Fri77°60°9%
- Sat73°57°8%
- Sun73°55°13%
- Mon79°58°8%
- Tue78°64°6%
- Wed80°62°24%
- Thu74°66°19%
- Fri87°69°35%
- Sat81°62°36%
- Sun74°58°32%
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 — Lewiston
SPC includes Lewiston in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Lewiston
- 55952