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Wood Lake, Minnesota Weather

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

Wood Lake, MN
Friday, June 5 at 1:54 AM
73
°
Overcast
Feels like
76°
Humidity
66%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Sunset
9:02 PM
Wood Lake, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWood Lake, MN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit with a 27% chance of precipitation at 4 AM.
L 66°H 83°
Wood Lake, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Heavy Rain
    79%
    0.65″
    85°65°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    27%
    83°66°-2°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Clear
    83°60°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Drizzle
    24%
    86°66°+3°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    47%
    88°67°+2°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    20%
    87°70°-1°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    18%
    97°75°+10°
Wood Lake, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
090° · backing 30°
Direction
E
090°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
2
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 9
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 9 · pk 22 @ 6:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2511SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Wood Lake, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
972.2
-1.9 mb in 3h · falling · 28.71 inHg
Now
972.2
mb
3h
-1.9
mb
12h
-3.6
mb
24h
-5.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 971976
965970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW976.2971.1971.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Wood Lake, MN
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
+11 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 44 now. AQI up 11 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 7 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
7.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
93μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
0.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 7

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Wood Lake, MN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
54.8mi
UNLIMITED
89 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
01:54 UTC ·Wood Lake, 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
01:54 UTC ·Wood Lake, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Wood Lake, MN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Wood Lake, MN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Wood Lake, MN
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:03 AM
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Daylight
15h 24m
Sunset
9:02 PM
Civil dusk
2:40 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Wood Lake, MN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
5:37 AM
Moonset
3:18 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Wood Lake, MN
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Wood Lake 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 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 — Wood Lake

SPC has placed Wood Lake in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3NONENo severe 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.

ZIP codes in Wood Lake

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.