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Ottertail, Minnesota Weather

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

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

Ottertail, MN
Saturday, July 4 at 1:15 PM
83
°
Overcast
Feels like
89°
Humidity
61%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:35 AM
Sunset
4:17 PM
Ottertail, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastOttertail, MN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 33% chance of precipitation at 8 PM.
L 62°H 84°
Ottertail, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    33%
    1.3″
    84°65°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Mostly Clear
    86°62°+2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    45%
    87°65°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    T-storm w/ Hail
    59%
    0.39″
    81°64°-6°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Rain
    68%
    0.36″
    80°60°-1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    75°57°-5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    11%
    0.01″
    71°61°-4°
Ottertail, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
174° · backing 48°
Direction
S
174°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 20 @ 11:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 310SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 48° from the s.
Ottertail, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
968.5
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 28.60 inHg
Now
968.5
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
+1.8
mb
24h
+1.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 966969
960965970975-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW968.5965.8968.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Ottertail, MN
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
0 in 6h

AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
91μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~80%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
3.9 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 11

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.80
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Ottertail, MN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
59.5mi
UNLIMITED
66 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
18:15 UTC · Ottertail, 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
18:15 UTC · Ottertail, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Ottertail, MN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Ottertail, MN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Ottertail, MN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:58 AM
Sunrise
12:35 AM
Daylight
15h 42m
Sunset
4:17 PM
Civil dusk
9:57 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Ottertail, MN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:28 PM
Moonset
10:21 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Ottertail, MN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ottertail at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 18°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 56571

16-Day Forecast — Ottertail

  1. Sat84°65°33%
  2. Sun86°62°7%
  3. Mon87°65°45%
  4. Tue81°64°59%
  5. Wed80°60°68%
  6. Thu75°57°19%
  7. Fri71°61°11%
  8. Sat78°54°16%
  9. Sun80°56°14%
  10. Mon81°58°6%
  11. Tue87°62°9%
  12. Wed87°67°10%
  13. Thu82°66°14%
  14. Fri75°60°18%
  15. Sat76°59°29%
  16. Sun84°55°15%

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 — Ottertail

SPC has placed Ottertail in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • 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 Ottertail

  • 56571

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.