Coates, Minnesota Weather
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Coates weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast47%—84°66°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast31%—82°64°-2°
- SaturdayJun 6Clear10%—82°62°0°
- SundayJun 7Light Showers33%—81°62°-1°
- MondayJun 8Heavy Drizzle72%0.07″74°65°-7°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle49%—78°68°+4°
- WednesdayJun 10Thunderstorm18%—87°65°+9°
Ozone at AQI 500. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~65%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
AVOID OUTDOORS Avoid outdoor exertion. Keep windows closed; use HEPA filtration indoors if available.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 500. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~65%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 500
- UV peak
- 1.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 60
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 4:57 AM
- Moonset
- 1:59 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Coates at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 14 (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 — Coates
SPC has placed Coates in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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.