Echo, Minnesota Weather
Prairie lightning bugs rise. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Echo weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Overcast27%—86°65°—
- ThursdayJun 4Thunderstorm43%0.70″78°63°-8°
- FridayJun 5Heavy Rain67%0.53″81°63°+3°
- SaturdayJun 6Mostly Clear——82°60°+1°
- SundayJun 7Light Drizzle21%—86°64°+4°
- MondayJun 8Drizzle45%—77°68°-9°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle23%—85°67°+8°
Ozone at AQI 78. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). 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 78. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 78
- UV peak
- 7.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 36
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
- 4:34 AM
- Moonset
- 1:03 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Echo at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°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 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 — Echo
SPC has placed Echo in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal 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.