Buffalo Lake, Minnesota Weather
Lesser ripening, greater heat. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Buffalo Lake weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 17Thunderstorm59%0.25″72°58°—
- ThursdayJun 18Light Drizzle10%0.02″65°54°-7°
- FridayJun 19Light Drizzle30%—72°49°+7°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast11%—70°50°-2°
- SundayJun 21Overcast29%—68°49°-2°
- MondayJun 22Overcast12%—68°51°0°
- TuesdayJun 23Overcast26%—75°54°+7°
AQI 31 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.3 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.4 µg/m³.
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 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~86%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 4.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.3 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.4 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 8:01 AM
- Moonset
- 11:14 PM
- In sign
- ♌︎ Leo
Lesser ripening, greater heat
Buffalo Lake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Buffalo Lake
- Wed72°58°59%
- Thu65°54°10%
- Fri72°49°30%
- Sat70°50°11%
- Sun68°49°29%
- Mon68°51°12%
- Tue75°54°26%
- Wed73°50°17%
- Thu74°54°24%
- Fri65°57°22%
- Sat80°62°29%
- Sun72°61°30%
- Mon76°60°29%
- Tue81°61°33%
- Wed75°61°34%
- Thu76°56°39%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 17, 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 — Buffalo Lake
SPC has placed Buffalo Lake 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 Buffalo Lake
- 55314