Clear Lake, Minnesota Weather
Prairie lightning bugs rise. Day 78 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Clear Lake weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Light Rain73%0.16″80°64°—
- FridayJun 5Light Drizzle32%0.02″76°62°-4°
- SaturdayJun 6Clear——81°58°+5°
- SundayJun 7Light Drizzle26%—82°63°+1°
- MondayJun 8Showers72%0.17″77°67°-5°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast45%—84°67°+7°
- WednesdayJun 10Thunderstorm17%—94°72°+10°
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.1 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.2 µg/m³. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise).
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 ~99%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 0.2 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 8.1 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.2 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- 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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 5:33 AM
- Moonset
- 3:09 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Clear Lake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 19 (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 — Clear Lake
SPC has placed Clear Lake 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.