Fort Ripley, Minnesota Weather
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Fort Ripley weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Heavy Rain68%1.00″76°63°—
- FridayJun 5Light Showers41%0.16″72°62°-4°
- SaturdayJun 6Clear——81°57°+9°
- SundayJun 7Light Drizzle22%—82°60°+1°
- MondayJun 8Light Showers74%0.20″74°66°-8°
- TuesdayJun 9Foggy34%—83°67°+9°
- WednesdayJun 10Thunderstorm20%—93°70°+10°
Ozone at AQI 42. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). 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 42. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³ (AQI 40) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 5:37 AM
- Moonset
- 3:09 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Fort Ripley at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 23 (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 5, 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 — Fort Ripley
SPC has placed Fort Ripley in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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.