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McGrath, Minnesota Weather

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

McGrath, MN
Wednesday, June 3 at 8:09 PM
81
°
Overcast
Feels like
78°
Humidity
28%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:23 AM
Sunset
8:59 PM
McGrath, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMcGrath, MN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 76 degrees Fahrenheit with a 45% chance of precipitation at 12 AM.
L 63°H 76°
McGrath, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    82°53°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Heavy Drizzle
    45%
    0.09″
    77°63°-5°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Light Showers
    36%
    0.22″
    74°59°-3°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Clear
    13%
    77°54°+3°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    12%
    81°52°+4°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    49%
    0.02″
    76°64°-5°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    76°65°
McGrath, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
202° · veering 63°
Direction
SSW
202°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 7 · pk 22 @ 10:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2210SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 63° from the ssw.
McGrath, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
975.6
-2.2 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.81 inHg
Now
975.6
mb
3h
-2.2
mb
12h
-6.2
mb
24h
-6.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 972979
965970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW979.4972.4972.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
McGrath, MN
Air quality
50
AQI
Hazardous
+17 in 6hPeak ~87 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 500 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. AQI up 17 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Levels should ease through evening.

AVOID OUTDOORS Avoid outdoor exertion. Keep windows closed; use HEPA filtration indoors if available.

PM 2.5Good
4.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
138μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 500 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 500
UV peak
5.5 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 500
McGrath, MN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
124.8mi
UNLIMITED
139 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
20:09 UTC ·McGrath, 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
20:09 UTC ·McGrath, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
McGrath, MN
Satellite · infrared · animated
McGrath, MN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
McGrath, MN
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:47 AM
Sunrise
5:23 AM
Daylight
15h 36m
Sunset
8:59 PM
Civil dusk
2:37 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
McGrath, MN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
4:32 AM
Moonset
12:46 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
McGrath, MN
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

McGrath at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 23 (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 3, 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 — McGrath

SPC has placed McGrath in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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.

ZIP codes in McGrath

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.