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
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain33%1.3″84°65°—
- SundayJul 5Mostly Clear——86°62°+2°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle45%—87°65°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail59%0.39″81°64°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Rain68%0.36″80°60°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle19%—75°57°-5°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle11%0.01″71°61°-4°
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.
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
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
- 11:28 PM
- Moonset
- 10:21 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
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
- Sat84°65°33%
- Sun86°62°7%
- Mon87°65°45%
- Tue81°64°59%
- Wed80°60°68%
- Thu75°57°19%
- Fri71°61°11%
- Sat78°54°16%
- Sun80°56°14%
- Mon81°58°6%
- Tue87°62°9%
- Wed87°67°10%
- Thu82°66°14%
- Fri75°60°18%
- Sat76°59°29%
- 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