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Lakefield, Minnesota Weather

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Lakefield weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Lakefield, MN
Thursday, June 4 at 4:14 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
68°
Humidity
61%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Sunset
8:56 PM
Lakefield, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLakefield, MN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit with a 38% chance of precipitation at 11 PM.
L 66°H 81°
Lakefield, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    83°58°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Light Drizzle
    48%
    0.01″
    81°66°-2°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Rain
    19%
    0.11″
    84°63°+3°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    13%
    83°64°-1°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Drizzle
    35%
    86°65°+3°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    44%
    81°69°-5°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Clear
    23%
    91°69°+10°
Lakefield, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
175° · veering 32°
Direction
S
175°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 13
Beaufort · 4 · MOD BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 13 · pk 28 @ 9:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 268SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 26 — flags snap, branches bend.
Lakefield, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
961.3
-2.5 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.39 inHg
Now
961.3
mb
3h
-2.5
mb
12h
-5.5
mb
24h
-8.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 961970
955960965970975-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW969.7960.9960.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Lakefield, MN
Air quality
57
AQI
Good
-2 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 44. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). 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.

PM 2.5Good
4.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
94μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 5
Lakefield, MN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
59.1mi
UNLIMITED
105 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
04:14 UTC ·Lakefield, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
04:14 UTC ·Lakefield, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Lakefield, MN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Lakefield, MN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Lakefield, MN
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:07 AM
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Daylight
15h 16m
Sunset
8:56 PM
Civil dusk
2:33 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Lakefield, MN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
87% illuminated
Moonrise
5:02 AM
Moonset
2:11 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Lakefield, MN
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lakefield at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
  • 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 — Lakefield

SPC has placed Lakefield in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

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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 Lakefield

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.