Lutsen, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lutsen weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast13%—68°58°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——72°59°+4°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——60°53°-12°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail34%0.01″69°55°+9°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers53%0.61″65°54°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast35%—56°53°-9°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle—0.04″58°52°+2°
AQI 28 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 5.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 24 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 5.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 24
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:10 PM
- Moonset
- 9:59 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Lutsen at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 55612
16-Day Forecast — Lutsen
- Sat68°58°13%
- Sun72°59°4%
- Mon60°53°8%
- Tue69°55°34%
- Wed65°54°53%
- Thu56°53°35%
- Fri58°52°9%
- Sat65°54°15%
- Sun64°53°15%
- Mon60°54°10%
- Tue63°52°12%
- Wed75°55°12%
- Thu63°56°26%
- Fri72°58°24%
- Sat64°55°29%
- Sun64°56°14%
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 — Lutsen
SPC includes Lutsen in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Lutsen
- 55612