Carlton, Minnesota Weather
Lesser ripening, greater heat. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Carlton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Light Rain43%0.06″76°45°—
- TuesdayJun 16Light Drizzle36%0.03″70°53°-6°
- WednesdayJun 17Heavy Rain88%2.1″58°48°-12°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast50%—68°50°+10°
- FridayJun 19Drizzle17%—65°43°-3°
- SaturdayJun 20Light Drizzle15%—64°45°-1°
- SundayJun 21Partly Cloudy26%—65°45°+1°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.3 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 7.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 1h 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).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 6:23 AM
- Moonset
- 10:29 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Lesser ripening, greater heat
Carlton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Carlton
- Mon76°45°43%
- Tue70°52°36%
- Wed58°48°88%
- Thu68°50°50%
- Fri65°43°17%
- Sat64°45°15%
- Sun65°45°26%
- Mon73°43°23%
- Tue74°53°25%
- Wed78°53°24%
- Thu63°55°25%
- Fri78°51°30%
- Sat77°53°33%
- Sun64°55°45%
- Mon62°58°45%
- Tue73°57°29%
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 — Carlton
SPC has placed Carlton in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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.
ZIP codes in Carlton
- 55718
- 55733