Clara City, Minnesota Weather
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Clara City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Light Showers75%0.48″85°64°—
- FridayJun 5Light Showers33%0.23″77°66°-8°
- SaturdayJun 6Partly Cloudy——83°61°+6°
- SundayJun 7Overcast22%—87°66°+4°
- MondayJun 8Drizzle50%0.05″82°68°-5°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Showers24%—84°68°+2°
- WednesdayJun 10Thunderstorm15%—94°70°+10°
PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).
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 48 now. With UV 2.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 2.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 5:08 AM
- Moonset
- 2:07 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Clara City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 16 (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 — Clara City
SPC has placed Clara City in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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.