Owatonna, Minnesota Weather
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Owatonna weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 5Light Drizzle17%0.02″83°63°—
- SaturdayJun 6Clear——86°62°+3°
- SundayJun 7Heavy Drizzle34%—81°67°-5°
- MondayJun 8Light Showers60%0.01″82°68°+1°
- TuesdayJun 9Thunderstorm40%—87°66°+5°
- WednesdayJun 10Thunderstorm16%—94°76°+7°
- ThursdayJun 11Light Drizzle16%—85°61°-9°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- 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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 5:25 AM
- Moonset
- 3:10 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Owatonna at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 11 (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 — Owatonna
SPC has placed Owatonna in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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.