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Martin Lake, Minnesota Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Martin Lake weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Martin Lake, MN
Saturday, July 4 at 1:12 PM
82
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
90°
Humidity
63%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:30 AM
Sunset
4:03 PM
Martin Lake, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMartin Lake, MN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit with a 23% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 66°H 85°
Martin Lake, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    23%
    85°63°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    18%
    87°66°+2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    89°65°+2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    T-storm w/ Hail
    24%
    1.0″
    90°67°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Showers
    56%
    0.77″
    72°63°-18°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    52%
    80°60°+8°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    72°57°-8°
Martin Lake, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
056° · backing 152°
Direction
NE
056°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 4 · pk 24 @ 11:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 153SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Martin Lake, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
984.3
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 29.07 inHg
Now
984.3
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
+1.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 982986
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW985.5982.1984.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Martin Lake, MN
Air quality
63
AQI
Moderate
0 in 6h

AQI 63 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 76 now. With UV 6.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 65 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Moderate
15.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
20μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
123μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 76 now. With UV 6.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 65 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 76
UV peak
6.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 65

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 15.8 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.79
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Martin Lake, MN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
27%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
55.7mi
UNLIMITED
57 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
18:12 UTC · Martin Lake, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
18:12 UTC · Martin Lake, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Martin Lake, MN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Martin Lake, MN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Martin Lake, MN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:53 AM
Sunrise
12:30 AM
Daylight
15h 33m
Sunset
4:03 PM
Civil dusk
9:42 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Martin Lake, MN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:16 PM
Moonset
10:12 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Martin Lake, MN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Martin Lake at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Martin Lake

  1. Sat85°63°23%
  2. Sun87°66°18%
  3. Mon89°65°5%
  4. Tue90°67°24%
  5. Wed72°63°56%
  6. Thu80°60°52%
  7. Fri72°57°9%
  8. Sat77°54°10%
  9. Sun78°57°15%
  10. Mon81°57°8%
  11. Tue84°61°7%
  12. Wed86°65°15%
  13. Thu83°66°11%
  14. Fri77°61°24%
  15. Sat69°58°27%
  16. Sun81°57°23%

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 — Martin Lake

SPC has placed Martin Lake 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 Martin Lake

  • 55079

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.