Mountain Lake, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mountain Lake weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Showers21%0.09″82°67°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast19%—83°62°+1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——85°67°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail34%—87°67°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers47%0.03″75°65°-12°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast36%—74°61°-1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle——81°62°+7°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 15 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 47 now. With UV 0.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 0.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:41 PM
- Moonset
- 11:31 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Mountain Lake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56159
16-Day Forecast — Mountain Lake
- Sat82°67°21%
- Sun83°62°19%
- Mon85°67°5%
- Tue87°67°34%
- Wed75°65°47%
- Thu74°61°36%
- Fri81°62°8%
- Sat75°60°13%
- Sun78°58°10%
- Mon85°67°7%
- Tue80°66°4%
- Wed84°63°14%
- Thu92°71°12%
- Fri85°71°25%
- Sat83°61°14%
- Sun78°59°16%
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 — Mountain Lake
SPC has placed Mountain 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 Mountain Lake
- 56159