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Squaw Lake, Minnesota Weather

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

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

Squaw Lake, MN
Saturday, July 4 at 6:21 PM
69
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
69°
Humidity
79%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
12:25 AM
Sunset
4:16 PM
Squaw Lake, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSquaw Lake, MN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 57 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit with a 22% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 57°H 83°
Squaw Lake, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    56%
    0.24″
    72°58°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    83°57°+11°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Showers
    68%
    0.15″
    85°62°+2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    68%
    83°61°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    53%
    82°58°-1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    10%
    81°54°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    0.02″
    74°57°-7°
Squaw Lake, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
125° · backing 162°
Direction
SE
125°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
23
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 23 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 175SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 162° from the se.
Squaw Lake, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
969.7
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 28.64 inHg
Now
969.7
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
+2.5
mb
24h
+2.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 967970
960965970975-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW970.0966.5969.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Squaw Lake, MN
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
+6 in 6h

AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 10.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.0 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
10.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
89μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 42 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 42
UV peak
0.9 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 42

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.78
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Squaw Lake, MN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
71%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
35.3mi
UNLIMITED
44 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
23:21 UTC · Squaw 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
23:21 UTC · Squaw Lake, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Squaw Lake, MN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Squaw Lake, MN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Squaw 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
4:45 AM
Sunrise
12:25 AM
Daylight
15h 51m
Sunset
4:16 PM
Civil dusk
9:58 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Squaw Lake, MN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:24 PM
Moonset
10:13 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Squaw Lake, MN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Squaw Lake at a glance

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

ZIP code: 56681

16-Day Forecast — Squaw Lake

  1. Sat72°58°56%
  2. Sun83°57°5%
  3. Mon85°62°68%
  4. Tue83°61°68%
  5. Wed82°58°53%
  6. Thu81°54°10%
  7. Fri74°57°17%
  8. Sat79°52°15%
  9. Sun84°54°15%
  10. Mon83°56°11%
  11. Tue90°58°12%
  12. Wed88°65°12%
  13. Thu80°66°10%
  14. Fri70°59°19%
  15. Sat79°58°14%
  16. Sun85°55°19%

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 — Squaw Lake

SPC has placed Squaw 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 Squaw Lake

  • 56681

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.