Porter, Minnesota Weather
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Porter weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 2Overcast——84°61°—
- WednesdayJun 3Rain44%0.26″84°61°0°
- ThursdayJun 4Showers70%0.18″79°63°-5°
- FridayJun 5Showers70%1.1″75°62°-4°
- SaturdayJun 6Partly Cloudy22%—79°56°+4°
- SundayJun 7Overcast25%—84°61°+5°
- MondayJun 8Overcast42%—83°69°-1°
Ozone at AQI 45. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~82%) — 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 45. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~82%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 4:37 AM
- Moonset
- 1:06 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Porter at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 14 (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 — Porter
SPC has placed Porter in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3SLGTSlight Risk
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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.