Medicine Lake, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Medicine Lake weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain23%1.2″87°66°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle34%0.02″87°68°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——90°68°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm11%0.05″89°71°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers53%0.67″73°66°-16°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle53%—84°63°+11°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle——74°61°-10°
AQI 65 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 17.9 µg/m³ (AQI 67) with a 0.82 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 66 now. With UV 6.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 55 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 66
- UV peak
- 6.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 55
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 17.9 µg/m³ (AQI 67) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- 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
- 11:16 PM
- Moonset
- 10:14 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Medicine Lake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°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.
16-Day Forecast — Medicine Lake
- Sat87°66°23%
- Sun87°68°34%
- Mon90°68°4%
- Tue89°71°11%
- Wed73°66°53%
- Thu84°63°53%
- Fri74°61°7%
- Sat79°58°12%
- Sun80°60°15%
- Mon83°61°10%
- Tue85°65°6%
- Wed87°70°15%
- Thu86°72°10%
- Fri79°66°22%
- Sat70°61°28%
- Sun82°60°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 — Medicine Lake
SPC has placed Medicine 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 Medicine Lake
- 55441