Plato, Minnesota Weather
Lesser ripening, greater heat. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Plato weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Light Drizzle34%0.01″76°49°—
- TuesdayJun 16Light Rain49%0.09″71°53°-5°
- WednesdayJun 17Thunderstorm88%1.5″70°53°-1°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast38%—67°49°-3°
- FridayJun 19Overcast10%—69°48°+2°
- SaturdayJun 20Drizzle31%—71°53°+2°
- SundayJun 21Overcast40%—70°52°-1°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~62%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 ~62%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
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).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 6:40 AM
- Moonset
- 10:26 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Lesser ripening, greater heat
Plato at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Plato
- Mon76°49°34%
- Tue71°53°49%
- Wed70°53°88%
- Thu67°49°38%
- Fri69°48°10%
- Sat71°53°31%
- Sun70°52°40%
- Mon68°48°24%
- Tue74°57°15%
- Wed77°59°18%
- Thu75°59°17%
- Fri74°52°29%
- Sat77°55°29%
- Sun65°60°39%
- Mon64°59°40%
- Tue76°55°39%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 16, 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 — Plato
SPC has placed Plato in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal 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.
ZIP codes in Plato
- 55370