Shafer, Minnesota Weather
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Shafer weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 5Light Drizzle51%—81°62°—
- SaturdayJun 6Clear——83°59°+2°
- SundayJun 7Overcast12%—79°59°-4°
- MondayJun 8Drizzle72%0.02″75°63°-4°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast46%—82°68°+7°
- WednesdayJun 10Thunderstorm31%—93°72°+11°
- ThursdayJun 11Thunderstorm31%—93°75°0°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 12 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 5:27 AM
- Moonset
- 3:05 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Shafer at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below 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 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 — Shafer
SPC has placed Shafer in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe 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.