Brainerd, Minnesota Weather
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Brainerd weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Overcast18%—82°57°—
- ThursdayJun 4Light Rain41%0.09″82°61°0°
- FridayJun 5Light Showers39%0.01″75°62°-7°
- SaturdayJun 6Mostly Clear10%—80°54°+5°
- SundayJun 7Light Drizzle26%—82°56°+2°
- MondayJun 8Light Drizzle60%0.02″75°66°-7°
- TuesdayJun 9Foggy38%—77°66°+2°
Ozone at AQI 86 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. AQI up 18 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Levels should ease through evening.
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 86 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 86
- UV peak
- 3.6 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 86
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
- 4:37 AM
- Moonset
- 12:50 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Brainerd at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 24 (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 3, 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 — Brainerd
SPC has placed Brainerd 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.