Lake Crystal, Minnesota Weather
Lesser ripening, greater heat. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lake Crystal weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 17Light Showers70%0.53″69°59°—
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast10%—67°57°-2°
- FridayJun 19Drizzle15%—76°50°+9°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast17%—71°52°-5°
- SundayJun 21Overcast50%—70°49°-1°
- MondayJun 22Overcast14%—73°51°+3°
- TuesdayJun 23Drizzle24%0.08″62°56°-11°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~75%) — 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 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~75%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 1.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
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
- 8:02 AM
- Moonset
- 11:10 PM
- In sign
- ♌︎ Leo
Lesser ripening, greater heat
Lake Crystal at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Lake Crystal
- Wed70°58°70%
- Thu67°57°10%
- Fri76°50°15%
- Sat71°52°17%
- Sun70°49°50%
- Mon73°51°14%
- Tue62°56°24%
- Wed78°56°16%
- Thu78°59°28%
- Fri83°62°28%
- Sat88°66°21%
- Sun76°61°42%
- Mon68°55°40%
- Tue70°51°33%
- Wed61°53°36%
- Thu71°48°36%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 17, 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 — Lake Crystal
SPC has placed Lake Crystal in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe 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.
ZIP codes in Lake Crystal
- 56055