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Stillwater, Minnesota Weather

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

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

Stillwater, MN
Saturday, July 4 at 10:38 AM
73
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
78°
Humidity
86%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:30 AM
Sunset
4:01 PM
Stillwater, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastStillwater, MN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit with a 21% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 67°H 86°
Stillwater, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    21%
    0.13″
    86°65°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    0.01″
    85°67°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    84°65°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    11%
    87°66°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    54%
    0.31″
    79°67°-8°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    54%
    80°58°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    84°59°+4°
Stillwater, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
100° · veering 176°
Direction
E
100°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 4 · pk 24 @ 11:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 201SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Stillwater, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
985.8
+0.6 mb in 3h · rising · 29.11 inHg
Now
985.8
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
+1.7
mb
24h
+1.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 983986
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW985.6982.6985.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Stillwater, MN
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
-1 in 6h

AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.8 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
11.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
15μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
87μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 41 now. With UV 5.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 28 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 41
UV peak
5.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 28

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.8 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.78
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Stillwater, MN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
65%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
32.2mi
UNLIMITED
69 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
15:38 UTC · Stillwater, 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
15:38 UTC · Stillwater, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Stillwater, MN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Stillwater, MN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Stillwater, MN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:54 AM
Sunrise
12:30 AM
Daylight
15h 31m
Sunset
4:01 PM
Civil dusk
9:39 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Stillwater, MN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:14 PM
Moonset
10:11 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Stillwater, MN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Stillwater at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 55082

16-Day Forecast — Stillwater

  1. Sat86°65°21%
  2. Sun85°67°14%
  3. Mon84°65°7%
  4. Tue87°66°11%
  5. Wed79°67°54%
  6. Thu80°58°54%
  7. Fri84°59°8%
  8. Sat77°63°11%
  9. Sun76°57°17%
  10. Mon79°54°7%
  11. Tue80°58°5%
  12. Wed85°63°13%
  13. Thu86°58°11%
  14. Fri90°67°16%
  15. Sat88°68°26%
  16. Sun92°71°29%

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 — Stillwater

SPC has placed Stillwater in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Stillwater

  • 55082
  • 55083

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.