Rice Lake, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rice Lake weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy55%—71°58°—
- SundayJul 5Light Rain23%0.14″74°60°+3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast17%—85°52°+11°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm46%0.64″84°64°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers60%1.7″73°57°-11°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast47%—72°52°-1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle12%—78°51°+6°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~96%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~96%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 0.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 1.00
- 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
- 11:14 PM
- Moonset
- 10:06 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Rice Lake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Rice Lake
- Sat71°58°55%
- Sun74°60°23%
- Mon85°52°17%
- Tue84°64°46%
- Wed73°57°60%
- Thu72°52°47%
- Fri78°51°12%
- Sat66°57°13%
- Sun76°53°10%
- Mon75°53°14%
- Tue79°52°12%
- Wed81°61°16%
- Thu83°57°19%
- Fri86°62°17%
- Sat80°57°19%
- Sun90°59°23%
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 — Rice Lake
SPC has placed Rice Lake 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 Rice Lake
- 55803