The Lakes, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
The Lakes weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain38%0.06″85°65°—
- SundayJul 5Light Rain16%0.06″83°63°-2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——84°65°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle22%—88°67°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers49%0.01″77°66°-11°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle38%0.01″77°61°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast16%—75°60°-2°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 50 — 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 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 5.2 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 50
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- 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
- 11:24 PM
- Moonset
- 10:24 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
The Lakes at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — The Lakes
- Sat85°65°38%
- Sun83°64°16%
- Mon84°65°5%
- Tue88°67°22%
- Wed77°66°49%
- Thu77°61°38%
- Fri75°60°16%
- Sat77°59°16%
- Sun79°62°14%
- Mon81°61°7%
- Tue86°64°5%
- Wed89°65°13%
- Thu89°70°17%
- Fri80°63°20%
- Sat71°58°13%
- Sun79°56°16%
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 — The Lakes
SPC has placed The Lakes 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 The Lakes
- 56123
- 56175
- 56172
- 56132