Belle Plaine, Minnesota Weather
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Belle Plaine weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Heavy Rain55%1.1″80°65°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast17%—78°66°-2°
- SaturdayJun 6Clear——83°60°+5°
- SundayJun 7Showers36%0.04″81°64°-2°
- MondayJun 8Heavy Drizzle69%0.06″81°68°0°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle47%—85°68°+4°
- WednesdayJun 10Thunderstorm14%—96°73°+11°
PM2.5 at 9.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise).
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 45 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 1h 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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 5:29 AM
- Moonset
- 3:11 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Belle Plaine at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 14 (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 5, 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 — Belle Plaine
SPC has placed Belle Plaine in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe 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.