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 4Light Drizzle32%0.01″85°66°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——86°62°+1°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle45%—86°65°0°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail59%0.14″88°67°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers68%0.72″70°62°-18°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast19%—78°58°+8°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear11%—80°62°+2°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.1 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 4.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 22 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 4.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 22
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.77
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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: 15°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
- Sat85°66°32%
- Sun86°62°9%
- Mon86°65°45%
- Tue88°67°59%
- Wed70°62°68%
- Thu78°58°19%
- Fri80°62°11%
- Sat68°57°16%
- Sun75°52°14%
- Mon78°55°6%
- Tue84°62°9%
- Wed77°60°10%
- Thu84°57°14%
- Fri84°65°18%
- Sat88°61°29%
- Sun99°70°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