Tower, Minnesota Weather
Prairie lightning bugs rise. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Tower weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Light Drizzle12%—82°52°—
- ThursdayJun 4Rain27%0.59″76°61°-6°
- FridayJun 5Light Drizzle——76°61°0°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——80°53°+4°
- SundayJun 7Clear——81°52°+1°
- MondayJun 8Light Drizzle35%0.04″81°58°0°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle33%0.02″82°64°+1°
Ozone at AQI 81 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Levels should ease through evening.
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 81 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 81
- UV peak
- 5.1 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 81
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
- 4:36 AM
- Moonset
- 12:34 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Tower at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 2 (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 3, 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 — Tower
SPC has placed Tower 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.