La Prairie, Minnesota Weather
Prairie lightning bugs rise. Day 78 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
La Prairie weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Light Drizzle42%0.01″76°61°—
- FridayJun 5Rain21%0.10″78°58°+2°
- SaturdayJun 6Mostly Clear——82°53°+4°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——83°54°+1°
- MondayJun 8Light Rain77%0.28″67°62°-16°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle44%—80°63°+13°
- WednesdayJun 10Thunderstorm24%—93°63°+13°
Ozone at AQI 45. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~95%) — 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 45. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~95%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.77
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 3:02 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Prairie lightning bugs rise
La Prairie at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 29 (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 — La Prairie
SPC has placed La Prairie in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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.