Lancaster, Minnesota Weather
Prairie lightning bugs rise. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lancaster weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Light Drizzle19%—78°57°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——72°57°-6°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——80°56°+8°
- SundayJun 7Overcast26%—85°64°+5°
- MondayJun 8Light Showers58%—79°67°-6°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast34%—84°63°+5°
- WednesdayJun 10Thunderstorm40%—86°69°+2°
Ozone at AQI 38 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Levels should ease through evening.
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 38 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 3.2 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 38
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
- 5:32 AM
- Moonset
- 1:58 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Lancaster at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 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.