Wood Lake, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Wood Lake weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain20%1.2″86°60°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——85°62°-1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast26%—86°66°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm34%—90°69°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm53%1.8″77°67°-13°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast37%—78°62°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle14%—73°62°-5°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 6.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 34 around 1 PM.
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 6.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 34 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 6.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 34
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- 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
- 11:24 PM
- Moonset
- 10:23 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Wood Lake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56297
16-Day Forecast — Wood Lake
- Sat86°60°20%
- Sun85°62°8%
- Mon86°66°26%
- Tue90°69°34%
- Wed77°67°53%
- Thu78°62°37%
- Fri73°62°14%
- Sat78°60°15%
- Sun79°59°13%
- Mon80°58°7%
- Tue87°63°6%
- Wed89°65°11%
- Thu87°68°12%
- Fri76°62°17%
- Sat73°59°16%
- Sun79°57°16%
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 — Wood Lake
SPC has placed Wood Lake 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 Wood Lake
- 56297