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Mapleton, Minnesota Weather

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Mapleton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Mapleton, MN
Wednesday, June 3 at 8:05 PM
85
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
80°
Humidity
28%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
5:35 AM
Sunset
8:53 PM
Mapleton, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMapleton, MN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit with a 33% chance of precipitation at 12 AM.
L 65°H 81°
Mapleton, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    86°61°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Drizzle
    33%
    0.03″
    81°65°-5°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Drizzle
    54%
    0.01″
    78°64°-3°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Clear
    39%
    82°62°+4°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Drizzle
    27%
    83°64°+1°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    46%
    0.02″
    76°66°-7°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    33%
    87°67°+11°
Mapleton, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
182° · veering 62°
Direction
S
182°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 11
Beaufort · 4 · MOD BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 11 · pk 22 @ 8:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 299SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the s-bound air across the harbor.
Mapleton, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
982.3
-2.2 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.01 inHg
Now
982.3
mb
3h
-2.2
mb
12h
-5.7
mb
24h
-5.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 980986
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW986.1980.2980.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Mapleton, MN
Air quality
44
AQI
Moderate
+16 in 6hPeak ~66 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 85 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 16 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
3.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
128μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 85 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 85
UV peak
6.5 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 85
Mapleton, MN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
65%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
133.9mi
UNLIMITED
138 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
20:05 UTC ·Mapleton, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
20:05 UTC ·Mapleton, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Mapleton, MN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Mapleton, MN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Mapleton, MN
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:01 AM
Sunrise
5:35 AM
Daylight
15h 18m
Sunset
8:53 PM
Civil dusk
2:29 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Mapleton, MN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
4:24 AM
Moonset
1:00 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Mapleton, MN
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Mapleton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 10 (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 — Mapleton

SPC has placed Mapleton in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3SLGTSlight Risk

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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 Mapleton

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.