Long Lake, Minnesota Weather
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Long Lake weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Drizzle35%0.04″86°66°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast28%—87°68°+1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——87°69°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast14%—87°69°0°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail53%0.54″78°68°-9°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast53%—82°63°+4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle——84°63°+2°
AQI 64 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 18.2 µg/m³ (AQI 68) with a 0.85 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 50 now. With UV 5.5 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 26 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 5.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 26
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 18.2 µg/m³ (AQI 68) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- 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
- 11:17 PM
- Moonset
- 10:14 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Long Lake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°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: 55356
16-Day Forecast — Long Lake
- Sat87°66°35%
- Sun87°68°28%
- Mon87°69°5%
- Tue87°69°14%
- Wed78°68°53%
- Thu82°63°53%
- Fri84°63°7%
- Sat76°63°11%
- Sun76°57°15%
- Mon81°59°10%
- Tue80°62°6%
- Wed85°67°15%
- Thu86°62°10%
- Fri90°68°22%
- Sat90°70°28%
- Sun93°73°30%
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 — Long Lake
SPC has placed Long Lake 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 Long Lake
- 55356