Fountain, Minnesota Weather
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Fountain weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 2Overcast——80°55°—
- WednesdayJun 3Overcast——81°57°+1°
- ThursdayJun 4Light Drizzle56%0.06″83°62°+2°
- FridayJun 5Showers70%—74°62°-9°
- SaturdayJun 6Light Drizzle57%—76°59°+2°
- SundayJun 7Overcast10%—77°56°+1°
- MondayJun 8Light Drizzle30%—78°64°+1°
Ozone at AQI 37 now. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 by mid-afternoon.
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 37 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
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
- 4:16 AM
- Moonset
- 12:53 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Fountain at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 8 (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 — Fountain
SPC has placed Fountain in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal 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.