Kettle River, Minnesota Weather
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Kettle River weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Overcast——81°47°—
- ThursdayJun 4Light Rain52%0.09″80°61°-1°
- FridayJun 5Rain60%0.05″82°59°+2°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast13%—80°54°-2°
- SundayJun 7Overcast11%—79°53°-1°
- MondayJun 8Light Drizzle62%0.06″68°52°-11°
- TuesdayJun 9Foggy51%—75°54°+7°
Ozone at AQI 65. AQI up 6 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 during the projected peak around 6 AM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 65. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 65
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
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
- 5:04 AM
- Moonset
- 1:51 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Kettle River at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 25 (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 — Kettle River
SPC has placed Kettle River in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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.