Pelican Rapids, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Pelican Rapids weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast25%—84°67°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——86°63°+2°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle50%—87°66°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm50%0.06″85°64°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers66%0.26″76°62°-9°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast24%—79°59°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast18%—79°63°0°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.8 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- 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
- 11:30 PM
- Moonset
- 10:23 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Pelican Rapids at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°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: 56572
16-Day Forecast — Pelican Rapids
- Sat84°67°25%
- Sun86°63°4%
- Mon87°66°50%
- Tue85°64°50%
- Wed76°62°66%
- Thu79°59°24%
- Fri79°63°18%
- Sat68°56°27%
- Sun77°53°11%
- Mon81°57°11%
- Tue88°63°6%
- Wed77°59°7%
- Thu85°57°10%
- Fri86°63°14%
- Sat86°62°26%
- Sun102°71°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 — Pelican Rapids
SPC has placed Pelican Rapids in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Pelican Rapids
- 56572