Carlton, Minnesota Weather
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Carlton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Light Rain38%0.14″77°57°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast49%—80°60°+3°
- SaturdayJun 6Clear14%—81°51°+1°
- SundayJun 7Foggy——74°48°-7°
- MondayJun 8Light Showers60%0.11″67°47°-7°
- TuesdayJun 9Heavy Drizzle48%0.26″58°53°-9°
- WednesdayJun 10Foggy22%—72°52°+14°
Ozone at AQI 49. AQI down 25 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 49. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 4.9 µg/m³, PM10 to 5.1 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 5:03 AM
- Moonset
- 1:48 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Carlton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 26 (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 — Carlton
SPC has placed Carlton in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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.