Starbuck, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Starbuck weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast38%—88°64°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast12%—87°62°-1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast36%—92°66°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail57%0.06″83°66°-9°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers79%0.07″78°61°-5°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——76°59°-2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle13%—78°61°+2°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- 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
- 11:45 PM
- Moonset
- 11:33 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Starbuck at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56381
16-Day Forecast — Starbuck
- Sat88°64°38%
- Sun87°62°12%
- Mon92°66°36%
- Tue83°66°57%
- Wed78°61°79%
- Thu76°59°7%
- Fri78°61°13%
- Sat77°54°13%
- Sun81°55°9%
- Mon91°68°9%
- Tue84°60°9%
- Wed83°63°18%
- Thu90°70°25%
- Fri85°64°20%
- Sat87°59°19%
- Sun76°59°6%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Starbuck
SPC has placed Starbuck 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 Starbuck
- 56381