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Roy Lake, Minnesota Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Roy Lake weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Roy Lake, MN
Saturday, July 4 at 3:19 PM
75
°
Overcast
Feels like
79°
Humidity
79%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
12:31 AM
Sunset
4:21 PM
Roy Lake, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRoy Lake, MN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit with a 34% chance of precipitation at 3 PM.
L 62°H 82°
Roy Lake, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    34%
    79°63°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    84°62°+5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Showers
    59%
    0.59″
    88°61°+4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    61%
    80°61°-8°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    68%
    78°60°-2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    17%
    78°56°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Heavy Drizzle
    15%
    0.17″
    73°58°-5°
Roy Lake, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
106° · veering 48°
Direction
ESE
106°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 5
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 5 · pk 14 @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 202SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 48° from the ese.
Roy Lake, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
964.6
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 28.48 inHg
Now
964.6
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
+2.3
mb
24h
+1.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 961965
955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW964.9961.1964.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Roy Lake, MN
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
0 in 6h

AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.8 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
84μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 40 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 40
UV peak
2.2 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 40

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.80
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Roy Lake, MN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
90%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
44.4mi
UNLIMITED
63 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
20:19 UTC · Roy Lake, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
20:19 UTC · Roy Lake, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Roy Lake, MN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Roy Lake, MN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Roy Lake, MN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:53 AM
Sunrise
12:31 AM
Daylight
15h 50m
Sunset
4:21 PM
Civil dusk
10:02 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Roy Lake, MN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:29 PM
Moonset
10:19 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Roy Lake, MN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Roy Lake at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Roy Lake

  1. Sat79°63°34%
  2. Sun84°61°4%
  3. Mon88°61°59%
  4. Tue80°61°61%
  5. Wed78°60°68%
  6. Thu78°56°17%
  7. Fri73°58°15%
  8. Sat77°55°17%
  9. Sun80°56°17%
  10. Mon83°59°10%
  11. Tue90°61°12%
  12. Wed92°67°12%
  13. Thu79°66°14%
  14. Fri69°59°16%
  15. Sat77°59°10%
  16. Sun84°57°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 — Roy Lake

SPC has placed Roy Lake 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 Roy Lake

  • 56557

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.