Sunfish Lake, Minnesota Weather
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Sunfish Lake weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle18%—86°66°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle21%0.02″86°68°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——84°66°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast10%—87°67°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail56%0.35″75°68°-12°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast56%—80°61°+5°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle——83°63°+3°
AQI 62 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 14.0 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 43 now. With UV 4.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 28 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 4.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 28
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 14.0 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:15 PM
- Moonset
- 10:13 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Sunfish Lake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°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.
16-Day Forecast — Sunfish Lake
- Sat86°66°18%
- Sun86°68°21%
- Mon84°66°6%
- Tue87°67°10%
- Wed75°68°56%
- Thu80°61°56%
- Fri83°63°8%
- Sat77°65°11%
- Sun76°59°16%
- Mon79°58°8%
- Tue81°60°5%
- Wed84°66°13%
- Thu86°63°11%
- Fri92°68°16%
- Sat87°71°26%
- Sun92°72°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 — Sunfish Lake
SPC has placed Sunfish Lake 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 Sunfish Lake
- 55118
- 55077