Minnesota Lake, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Minnesota Lake weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle18%—82°65°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——87°67°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm19%—85°67°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm48%—81°67°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast32%—78°62°-3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——80°63°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle——84°66°+4°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.1 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 13
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- 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
- 11:37 PM
- Moonset
- 11:27 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Minnesota Lake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 67°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56068
15-Day Forecast — Minnesota Lake
- Sun82°65°18%
- Mon87°67°1%
- Tue85°67°19%
- Wed81°67°48%
- Thu78°62°32%
- Fri80°63°5%
- Sat84°66°8%
- Sun84°68°10%
- Mon87°66°7%
- Tue86°69°7%
- Wed84°63°19%
- Thu87°67°20%
- Fri87°67°27%
- Sat87°64°29%
- Sun93°72°20%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Minnesota Lake
SPC includes Minnesota Lake in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Minnesota Lake
- 56068