Walker, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Walker weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle46%0.04″80°63°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——85°60°+5°
- MondayJul 6Overcast50%—86°62°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail59%0.34″86°64°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers69%0.99″78°61°-8°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast22%—81°56°+3°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy13%—83°60°+2°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 9.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 37. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~98%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 2.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:25 PM
- Moonset
- 10:16 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Walker at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56484
16-Day Forecast — Walker
- Sat80°63°46%
- Sun85°60°7%
- Mon86°62°50%
- Tue86°64°59%
- Wed78°61°69%
- Thu81°56°22%
- Fri83°60°13%
- Sat69°59°16%
- Sun77°49°15%
- Mon79°54°16%
- Tue82°62°11%
- Wed80°59°13%
- Thu84°56°16%
- Fri85°61°22%
- Sat86°57°26%
- Sun95°68°20%
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 — Walker
SPC has placed Walker 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 Walker
- 56484