Mountain Lake, Minnesota Weather
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Mountain Lake weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Showers21%0.09″82°67°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast23%—83°64°+1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——85°67°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle34%—88°67°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers47%0.02″76°66°-12°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast36%—79°60°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——76°60°-3°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 8.9 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 1.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 49
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.9 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- 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
- 11:21 PM
- Moonset
- 10:21 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Mountain Lake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°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°64°23%
- Mon85°67°5%
- Tue88°67°34%
- Wed76°66°47%
- Thu79°60°36%
- Fri76°60°8%
- Sat78°59°13%
- Sun79°59°10%
- Mon81°59°7%
- Tue85°66°4%
- Wed89°66°14%
- Thu87°68°12%
- Fri79°63°25%
- Sat70°58°14%
- Sun79°57°16%
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 — 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