Waite Park, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Waite Park weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain38%0.53″85°64°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast22%—83°63°-2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast26%—85°65°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail30%1.1″87°67°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers59%3.1″74°64°-13°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle43%—79°59°+5°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle——82°61°+3°
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.5 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 50 now. With UV 5.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 38 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 5.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 38
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.5 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.77
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:21 PM
- Moonset
- 10:16 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Waite Park at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56387
16-Day Forecast — Waite Park
- Sat85°64°38%
- Sun83°63°22%
- Mon85°65°26%
- Tue87°67°30%
- Wed74°64°59%
- Thu79°59°43%
- Fri82°61°8%
- Sat71°61°14%
- Sun75°54°16%
- Mon78°56°9%
- Tue81°58°5%
- Wed81°62°11%
- Thu84°57°14%
- Fri90°66°22%
- Sat88°65°23%
- Sun93°70°23%
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 — Waite Park
SPC has placed Waite Park 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 Waite Park
- 56387
- 56301
- 56388
- 56399