Watkins, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Watkins weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain32%1.1″84°66°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast29%—83°65°-1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast23%—84°65°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle24%—86°67°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm59%0.20″76°65°-10°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast46%—79°59°+3°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm13%—82°60°+3°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 13.3 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 6.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 28 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 6.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 28
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.3 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- 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
- 11:21 PM
- Moonset
- 10:17 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Watkins at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 55389
16-Day Forecast — Watkins
- Sat84°66°32%
- Sun83°65°29%
- Mon84°65°23%
- Tue86°67°24%
- Wed76°65°59%
- Thu79°59°46%
- Fri82°60°13%
- Sat73°60°16%
- Sun75°54°15%
- Mon77°55°8%
- Tue81°58°5%
- Wed81°62°11%
- Thu83°58°14%
- Fri89°67°22%
- Sat88°65°23%
- Sun93°71°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 — Watkins
SPC has placed Watkins 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 Watkins
- 55389