Wadena, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Wadena weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Showers57%0.22″83°65°—
- SundayJul 5Mostly Clear——82°62°-1°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers38%—86°64°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm55%0.41″80°65°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers70%0.31″79°60°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle19%—75°57°-4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle12%0.02″71°60°-4°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 11.9 µg/m³, PM10 to 15.0 µg/m³.
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 2.5 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 2.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 11.9 µg/m³, PM10 to 15.0 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 3h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:26 PM
- Moonset
- 10:19 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Wadena at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56482
16-Day Forecast — Wadena
- Sat84°65°57%
- Sun82°61°6%
- Mon86°64°38%
- Tue80°65°55%
- Wed79°60°70%
- Thu75°57°19%
- Fri71°60°12%
- Sat78°53°16%
- Sun80°55°14%
- Mon80°58°10%
- Tue86°61°8%
- Wed86°67°12%
- Thu82°66°10%
- Fri72°61°16%
- Sat75°59°6%
- Sun83°55°19%
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 — Wadena
SPC has placed Wadena in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
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 Wadena
- 56482