Pequot Lakes, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Pequot Lakes weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Showers43%0.63″81°63°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——83°60°+2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast34%—85°62°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail54%2.7″87°66°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers68%2.3″68°61°-19°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast25%—77°57°+9°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle12%—80°58°+3°
AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 16.8 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 4.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 18 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 4.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 18
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 16.8 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
- 11:23 PM
- Moonset
- 10:15 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Pequot Lakes at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56472
16-Day Forecast — Pequot Lakes
- Sat81°63°43%
- Sun83°60°7%
- Mon85°62°34%
- Tue87°66°54%
- Wed68°61°68%
- Thu77°57°25%
- Fri80°58°12%
- Sat68°59°15%
- Sun74°50°14%
- Mon76°54°13%
- Tue79°59°9%
- Wed75°60°13%
- Thu80°56°14%
- Fri82°61°20%
- Sat82°58°23%
- Sun91°68°17%
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 — Pequot Lakes
SPC has placed Pequot Lakes 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 Pequot Lakes
- 56472