Rice Lake, Minnesota Weather
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Rice Lake weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast61%—75°58°—
- FridayJun 5Rain47%0.44″73°55°-2°
- SaturdayJun 6Clear——78°53°+5°
- SundayJun 7Foggy——72°49°-6°
- MondayJun 8Heavy Drizzle74%0.16″71°50°-1°
- TuesdayJun 9Foggy50%—71°57°0°
- WednesdayJun 10Foggy18%—78°55°+7°
PM2.5 at 16.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 17.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise).
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 65 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 65
- UV peak
- 1.4 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 65
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 16.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 17.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 5:03 AM
- Moonset
- 1:46 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Rice Lake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 27 (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 — Rice Lake
SPC has placed Rice Lake in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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.