Watkins, Minnesota Weather
Prairie lightning bugs rise. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Watkins weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Overcast14%—83°59°—
- ThursdayJun 4Rain59%0.24″79°64°-4°
- FridayJun 5Overcast66%—78°61°-1°
- SaturdayJun 6Clear16%—81°59°+3°
- SundayJun 7Overcast28%—85°61°+4°
- MondayJun 8Light Showers58%—76°68°-9°
- TuesdayJun 9Mostly Clear34%—86°66°+10°
Ozone at AQI 45. AQI up 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 45. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 4.5 µg/m³, PM10 to 4.9 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 5:06 AM
- Moonset
- 2:02 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Watkins at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 18 (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 — Watkins
SPC has placed Watkins in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
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- DAY 3MRGLMarginal 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.