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Wells, Minnesota Weather

Prairie lightning bugs rise. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Wells, MN
Thursday, June 4 at 8:13 PM
78
°
Overcast
Feels like
82°
Humidity
67%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:34 AM
Sunset
8:52 PM
Wells, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWells, MN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 63°H 80°
Wells, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Drizzle
    38%
    0.04″
    80°65°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    20%
    84°63°+4°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    84°60°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    38%
    83°68°-1°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    51%
    0.02″
    81°68°-2°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Heavy Showers
    45%
    2.2″
    78°66°-3°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    14%
    92°69°+14°
Wells, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
227° · veering 60°
Direction
SW
227°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 12
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 12 · pk 26 @ 12:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2311SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 60° from the sw.
Wells, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
971.2
-1.8 mb in 3h · falling · 28.68 inHg
Now
971.2
mb
3h
-1.8
mb
12h
-2.8
mb
24h
-5.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 970975
965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW975.0969.5969.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Wells, MN
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
+3 in 6h

PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneModerate
91μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
1.0 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 43

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Wells, MN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
52.4mi
UNLIMITED
125 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
20:13 UTC ·Wells, 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
20:13 UTC ·Wells, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Wells, MN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Wells, MN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Wells, MN
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:00 AM
Sunrise
5:34 AM
Daylight
15h 18m
Sunset
8:52 PM
Civil dusk
2:28 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Wells, MN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
4:57 AM
Moonset
2:05 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Wells, MN
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Wells at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 8 (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 — Wells

SPC has placed Wells in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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.

ZIP codes in Wells

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.