Perham, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Perham weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast45%—86°66°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——85°62°-1°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle48%—86°64°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Showers61%0.08″87°65°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers71%0.86″72°62°-15°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast19%—79°58°+7°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy12%—79°62°0°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.9 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 40 now. With UV 4.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 16 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 4.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 16
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.9 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.77
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 10:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Perham at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°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: 56573
16-Day Forecast — Perham
- Sat86°66°45%
- Sun85°62°7%
- Mon86°64°48%
- Tue87°65°61%
- Wed72°62°71%
- Thu79°58°19%
- Fri79°62°12%
- Sat68°57°15%
- Sun75°52°15%
- Mon79°55°7%
- Tue84°62°10%
- Wed77°60°10%
- Thu84°56°14%
- Fri84°64°18%
- Sat87°60°29%
- Sun99°69°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 — Perham
SPC has placed Perham 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 Perham
- 56573