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Thief River Falls, Minnesota Weather

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

Thief River Falls, MN
Friday, June 5 at 1:26 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
62%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Sunset
9:19 PM
Thief River Falls, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastThief River Falls, MN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 58 to 73 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 58°H 73°
Thief River Falls, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Partly Cloudy
    33%
    77°60°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    73°58°-4°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    80°56°+7°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    13%
    83°63°+3°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    54%
    81°65°-2°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Drizzle
    27%
    84°65°+3°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    44%
    92°70°+8°
Thief River Falls, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
300° · veering 75°
Direction
WNW
300°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 6 · pk 15 @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 218SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 75° from the wnw.
Thief River Falls, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
967.6
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 28.57 inHg
Now
967.6
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-3.1
mb
24h
-3.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 967972
960965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW971.6967.4967.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Thief River Falls, MN
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
+9 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 35 now. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 by mid-afternoon.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
3.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
74μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 35
UV peak
0.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 6
Thief River Falls, MN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
67.9mi
UNLIMITED
95 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
01:26 UTC ·Thief River Falls, 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
01:26 UTC ·Thief River Falls, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Thief River Falls, MN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Thief River Falls, MN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Thief River Falls, MN
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:48 AM
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Daylight
15h 52m
Sunset
9:19 PM
Civil dusk
3:00 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Thief River Falls, MN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
5:50 AM
Moonset
3:10 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Thief River Falls, MN
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

weather
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Thief River Falls at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 4 (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 5, 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 — Thief River Falls

SPC has placed Thief River Falls in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • 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.

ZIP codes in Thief River Falls

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.