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Bellechester, Minnesota Weather

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Bellechester weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Bellechester, MN
Thursday, June 4 at 8:49 AM
65
°
Overcast
Feels like
58°
Humidity
44%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Sunset
8:49 PM
Bellechester, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBellechester, MN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit with a 33% chance of precipitation at 12 PM.
L 67°H 83°
Bellechester, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    33%
    83°65°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Heavy Rain
    50%
    0.94″
    78°65°-5°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    48%
    78°60°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    0.01″
    82°59°+4°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Showers
    60%
    0.07″
    77°63°-5°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    79°66°+2°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    19%
    89°67°+10°
Bellechester, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
182° · veering 11°
Direction
S
182°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 11
Beaufort · 4 · MOD BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 11 · pk 23 @ 8:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 236SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 21 — flags snap, branches bend.
Bellechester, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
977.2
-1.2 mb in 3h · falling · 28.86 inHg
Now
977.2
mb
3h
-1.2
mb
12h
-1.9
mb
24h
-8.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 977985
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW984.9976.8976.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Bellechester, MN
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
-30 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 36. AQI down 30 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. 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.

PM 2.5Good
2.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
77μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 36
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 8
Bellechester, MN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
97%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
90.5mi
UNLIMITED
136 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
08:49 UTC ·Bellechester, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
08:49 UTC ·Bellechester, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Bellechester, MN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Bellechester, MN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Bellechester, MN
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:52 AM
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Daylight
15h 22m
Sunset
8:49 PM
Civil dusk
2:26 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Bellechester, MN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated
Moonrise
4:54 AM
Moonset
1:58 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Bellechester, MN
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

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Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

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Bellechester at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 12 (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 — Bellechester

SPC has placed Bellechester in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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 Bellechester

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.