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Bigfork, Minnesota Weather

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

Bigfork, MN
Monday, June 15 at 12:29 PM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
39%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
12:15 AM
Sunset
4:14 PM
Bigfork, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBigfork, MN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 50 to 76 degrees Fahrenheit with a 49% chance of precipitation at 11 PM.
L 50°H 76°
Bigfork, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 15
    Light Drizzle
    49%
    76°43°
  2. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Overcast
    41%
    67°50°-9°
  3. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Rain
    56%
    0.15″
    60°50°-7°
  4. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Overcast
    18%
    60°48°
  5. Friday
    Jun 19
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    66°42°+6°
  6. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Light Drizzle
    69°47°+3°
  7. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Drizzle
    21%
    0.07″
    59°44°-10°
Bigfork, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
252° · backing 62°
Direction
WSW
252°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 8 · pk 28 @ 1:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2611SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 62° from the wsw.
Bigfork, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
961.3
-1.6 mb in 3h · falling · 28.39 inHg
Now
961.3
mb
3h
-1.6
mb
12h
-4.2
mb
24h
-7.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 961969
955960965970975-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW969.0961.3961.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Bigfork, MN
Air quality
30
AQI
Good
0 in 6hPeak ~40 @ 11 PM

AQI 30 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 41 now. With UV 6.5 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 25 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
1.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
1μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
87μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 41 now. With UV 6.5 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 25 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 41
UV peak
6.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 25
Bigfork, MN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
17%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
100.1mi
UNLIMITED
128 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
17:29 UTC · Bigfork, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
17:29 UTC · Bigfork, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Bigfork, MN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Bigfork, MN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Bigfork, MN
Almanac · Monday, June 15
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
4:36 AM
Sunrise
12:15 AM
Daylight
15h 59m
Sunset
4:14 PM
Civil dusk
9:56 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Bigfork, MN
The moon
New Moon
1% illuminated
Moonrise
5:08 AM
Moonset
9:42 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Bigfork, MN
Microseason
Jun 11–15

Toward the solstice glow

celestial
Jan 145% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bigfork at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Bigfork

  1. Mon76°43°49%
  2. Tue67°50°41%
  3. Wed60°50°56%
  4. Thu60°48°18%
  5. Fri66°42°18%
  6. Sat69°47°9%
  7. Sun59°44°21%
  8. Mon75°44°15%
  9. Tue64°54°25%
  10. Wed65°54°27%
  11. Thu64°56°21%
  12. Fri71°60°32%
  13. Sat81°62°35%
  14. Sun74°59°35%
  15. Mon80°56°35%
  16. Tue86°59°31%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 15, 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 — Bigfork

SPC has placed Bigfork in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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 Bigfork

  • 56628

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.