Tonka Bay, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Tonka Bay weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Drizzle—0.03″84°65°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——89°69°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail56%—87°70°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail67%0.15″80°67°-7°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast38%—81°61°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——80°64°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——83°62°+3°
AQI 58 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 75 — 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 75 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 75
- UV peak
- 4.8 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 75
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.7 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- 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
- 11:36 PM
- Moonset
- 11:25 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Tonka Bay at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°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.
16-Day Forecast — Tonka Bay
- Sun85°65°7%
- Mon89°69°8%
- Tue87°70°56%
- Wed80°67°67%
- Thu81°61°38%
- Fri80°64°6%
- Sat83°62°8%
- Sun89°67°10%
- Mon80°60°10%
- Tue81°60°8%
- Wed83°60°15%
- Thu86°63°12%
- Fri92°68°13%
- Sat96°71°17%
- Sun91°75°29%
- Mon96°73°35%
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 — Tonka Bay
SPC has placed Tonka Bay in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3SLGTSlight Risk
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Tonka Bay
- 55331