Silver Lake, Minnesota Weather
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Silver Lake weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle30%0.01″85°66°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast16%—85°66°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast18%—83°67°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail36%0.04″85°67°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers58%1.1″76°64°-9°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle33%—78°61°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle——70°60°-8°
AQI 56 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 78 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 78 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 78
- UV peak
- 3.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 78
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 14.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 18.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 1h 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
- 11:19 PM
- Moonset
- 10:17 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Silver Lake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°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: 55381
16-Day Forecast — Silver Lake
- Sat85°66°30%
- Sun85°66°16%
- Mon83°67°18%
- Tue85°67°36%
- Wed76°64°58%
- Thu78°61°33%
- Fri70°60°8%
- Sat76°56°10%
- Sun77°57°10%
- Mon79°59°8%
- Tue83°63°6%
- Wed84°66°10%
- Thu86°67°9%
- Fri76°61°17%
- Sat69°58°16%
- Sun79°58°13%
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 — Silver Lake
SPC has placed Silver 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 Silver Lake
- 55381