Park Rapids, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Park Rapids weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Showers41%1.1″83°64°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——85°60°+2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast46%—85°62°0°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail60%0.04″84°64°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers70%1.8″75°61°-9°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast19%—77°57°+2°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy11%—78°59°+1°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.0 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 37. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~93%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 4.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.76
- 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
- 11:26 PM
- Moonset
- 10:18 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Park Rapids at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56470
16-Day Forecast — Park Rapids
- Sat83°64°41%
- Sun85°60°7%
- Mon85°62°46%
- Tue84°64°60%
- Wed75°61°70%
- Thu77°57°19%
- Fri78°59°11%
- Sat68°57°16%
- Sun77°50°13%
- Mon76°54°13%
- Tue81°61°11%
- Wed77°59°11%
- Thu81°56°13%
- Fri84°61°14%
- Sat83°58°16%
- Sun94°67°13%
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 — Park Rapids
SPC has placed Park Rapids 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 Park Rapids
- 56470