Long Prairie, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Long Prairie weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain49%0.17″80°63°—
- SundayJul 5Foggy12%—85°59°+5°
- MondayJul 6Overcast46%—85°65°0°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail55%0.29″84°65°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers76%1.4″78°64°-6°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle32%—77°57°-1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle14%—70°60°-7°
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 13.0 µg/m³.
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 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 1.4 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 44
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 13.0 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 3h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:24 PM
- Moonset
- 10:18 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Long Prairie at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56347
16-Day Forecast — Long Prairie
- Sat80°63°49%
- Sun85°59°12%
- Mon85°65°46%
- Tue84°65°55%
- Wed78°64°76%
- Thu77°57°32%
- Fri70°60°14%
- Sat77°54°13%
- Sun78°56°13%
- Mon79°58°8%
- Tue85°61°9%
- Wed83°66°11%
- Thu84°66°13%
- Fri72°59°16%
- Sat70°59°11%
- Sun81°55°15%
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 Prairie
SPC has placed Long Prairie 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 Long Prairie
- 56347