Garfield, Minnesota Weather
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Garfield weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Light Rain42%0.09″80°63°—
- ThursdayJun 4Light Drizzle55%0.02″81°63°+1°
- FridayJun 5Light Showers30%0.14″75°63°-6°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——80°58°+5°
- SundayJun 7Overcast17%—82°61°+2°
- MondayJun 8Light Showers63%0.11″78°68°-4°
- TuesdayJun 9Mostly Clear39%—85°66°+7°
Ozone at AQI 500. AQI up 20 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~76%) — 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 ~76%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 500
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 60
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 4.5 µg/m³, PM10 to 5.3 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 5:13 AM
- Moonset
- 2:04 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Garfield at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 22 (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 — Garfield
SPC has placed Garfield in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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.