Aitkin, Minnesota Weather
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Aitkin weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Overcast——80°56°—
- ThursdayJun 4Heavy Drizzle28%0.07″82°62°+2°
- FridayJun 5Light Showers50%0.01″74°59°-8°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast12%—82°53°+8°
- SundayJun 7Overcast16%—80°56°-2°
- MondayJun 8Heavy Drizzle55%0.13″68°62°-12°
- TuesdayJun 9Foggy49%—81°58°+13°
Ozone at AQI 68. AQI up 39 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 68. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 68
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 5:08 AM
- Moonset
- 1:55 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Aitkin at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 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 — Aitkin
SPC has placed Aitkin in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal 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.