Plato, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Plato weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle19%—86°67°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast33%—84°67°-2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——83°66°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail17%—86°67°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers49%1.3″75°64°-11°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast47%—79°61°+4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle——71°59°-8°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 68 now. With UV 6.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 56 around 1 PM.
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 68 now. With UV 6.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 56 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 68
- UV peak
- 6.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 56
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 16.1 µg/m³ (AQI 64) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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
- 11:18 PM
- Moonset
- 10:17 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Plato at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 55370
16-Day Forecast — Plato
- Sat86°67°19%
- Sun84°67°33%
- Mon83°66°3%
- Tue86°67°17%
- Wed75°64°49%
- Thu79°61°47%
- Fri71°59°9%
- Sat77°55°11%
- Sun78°56°14%
- Mon80°59°7%
- Tue83°62°6%
- Wed84°66°11%
- Thu85°68°12%
- Fri77°60°22%
- Sat69°59°30%
- Sun79°57°27%
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 — Plato
SPC has placed Plato in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Plato
- 55370