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Oklee, Minnesota Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Oklee weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Oklee, MN
Saturday, July 4 at 6:20 PM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
62%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
12:30 AM
Sunset
4:24 PM
Oklee, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastOklee, MN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 84°
Oklee, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    21%
    80°61°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    85°61°+5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Showers
    68%
    1.1″
    87°63°+2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    65%
    76°61°-11°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    49%
    76°56°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    15%
    76°55°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Heavy Drizzle
    21%
    0.21″
    75°58°-1°
Oklee, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
136° · veering 40°
Direction
SE
136°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 6 · pk 14 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 144SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 40° from the se.
Oklee, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
974.5
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 28.78 inHg
Now
974.5
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
+1.9
mb
24h
+1.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 973976
965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW975.7972.6974.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Oklee, MN
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
+19 in 6h

AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 19 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 9.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.4 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
97μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
1.1 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 46

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.79
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Oklee, MN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
57.9mi
UNLIMITED
62 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
23:20 UTC · Oklee, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
23:20 UTC · Oklee, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Oklee, MN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Oklee, MN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Oklee, MN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:51 AM
Sunrise
12:30 AM
Daylight
15h 54m
Sunset
4:24 PM
Civil dusk
10:06 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Oklee, MN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:31 PM
Moonset
10:20 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Oklee, MN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Oklee at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 56742

16-Day Forecast — Oklee

  1. Sat80°61°21%
  2. Sun85°61°3%
  3. Mon87°63°68%
  4. Tue76°61°65%
  5. Wed76°56°49%
  6. Thu76°55°15%
  7. Fri75°58°21%
  8. Sat76°52°15%
  9. Sun79°55°12%
  10. Mon80°58°11%
  11. Tue87°61°16%
  12. Wed90°68°16%
  13. Thu81°68°18%
  14. Fri70°59°23%
  15. Sat76°59°14%
  16. Sun84°58°19%

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 — Oklee

SPC has placed Oklee in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk

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 Oklee

  • 56742

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.