Lutsen, Minnesota Weather
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Lutsen weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Light Drizzle57%—70°55°—
- FridayJun 5Heavy Rain59%1.0″70°57°0°
- SaturdayJun 6Partly Cloudy——66°47°-4°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——56°45°-10°
- MondayJun 8Drizzle53%0.03″54°48°-2°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle53%0.02″57°50°+3°
- WednesdayJun 10Foggy16%—63°51°+6°
Ozone at AQI 44. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~86%) — 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 44. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~86%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 0.1 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 7.4 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.1 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 5:27 AM
- Moonset
- 2:49 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Lutsen at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 1 (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 — Lutsen
SPC has placed Lutsen in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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.