Otsego, Minnesota Weather
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Otsego weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast30%—87°64°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast23%—85°66°-2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——86°66°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail15%0.33″88°67°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers58%1.4″74°64°-14°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle48%—79°61°+5°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle——71°58°-8°
AQI 63 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 90 now. With UV 5.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 44 around 1 PM.
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 90 now. With UV 5.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 44 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 90
- UV peak
- 5.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 44
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 17.5 µg/m³ (AQI 67) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- 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
- 11:18 PM
- Moonset
- 10:14 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Otsego at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Otsego
- Sat87°64°30%
- Sun85°66°23%
- Mon86°66°6%
- Tue88°67°15%
- Wed74°64°58%
- Thu79°61°48%
- Fri71°58°7%
- Sat76°55°10%
- Sun78°56°15%
- Mon80°59°11%
- Tue83°61°6%
- Wed84°67°13%
- Thu84°67°9%
- Fri75°62°23%
- Sat69°59°17%
- Sun80°57°17%
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 — Otsego
SPC has placed Otsego 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 Otsego
- 55301
- 55330
- 55362