Okabena, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Okabena weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast18%—83°68°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle29%0.03″85°64°+2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——86°67°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle33%—88°67°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers39%—78°66°-10°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast30%—80°59°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——78°60°-2°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 1.1 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 46
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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
- 11:22 PM
- Moonset
- 10:23 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Okabena at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56161
16-Day Forecast — Okabena
- Sat83°68°18%
- Sun85°64°29%
- Mon86°67°5%
- Tue88°67°33%
- Wed78°66°39%
- Thu80°59°30%
- Fri78°60°8%
- Sat79°59°13%
- Sun81°62°9%
- Mon83°58°8%
- Tue87°64°5%
- Wed91°65°13%
- Thu89°69°17%
- Fri84°62°19%
- Sat70°57°14%
- Sun80°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 — Okabena
SPC has placed Okabena 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 Okabena
- 56161