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Middle River, Minnesota Weather

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

Middle River, MN
Wednesday, June 3 at 5:00 PM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
67°
Humidity
87%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:25 AM
Sunset
9:19 PM
Middle River, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMiddle River, MN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit with a 58% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 59°H 78°
Middle River, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Heavy Rain
    58%
    0.89″
    78°60°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    0.01″
    78°59°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    15%
    66°54°-12°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Partly Cloudy
    77°50°+11°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Clear
    34%
    82°58°+5°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    46%
    83°69°+1°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    24%
    82°66°-1°
Middle River, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
162° · veering 7°
Direction
SSE
162°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 9
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 9 · pk 23 @ 6:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2511SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 7° from the sse.
Middle River, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
977.0
-1.8 mb in 3h · falling · 28.85 inHg
Now
977.0
mb
3h
-1.8
mb
12h
-3.9
mb
24h
-5.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 975981
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW980.9974.5974.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Middle River, MN
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
0 in 6hPeak ~41 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 39. 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
6.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
83μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 39
UV peak
3.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 9

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.88
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Middle River, MN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
32.6mi
UNLIMITED
128 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
17:00 UTC ·Middle River, 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
17:00 UTC ·Middle River, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Middle River, MN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Middle River, MN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Middle River, MN
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:47 AM
Sunrise
5:25 AM
Daylight
15h 54m
Sunset
9:19 PM
Civil dusk
3:01 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Middle River, MN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
90% illuminated
Moonrise
4:55 AM
Moonset
12:47 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Middle River, MN
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Middle River at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 67°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: June 6 (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 — Middle River

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

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

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 Middle River

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.