Butterfield, Minnesota Weather
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Butterfield weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Drizzle22%0.06″79°51°—
- TuesdayJun 16Light Drizzle16%0.01″74°52°-5°
- WednesdayJun 17Thunderstorm82%0.03″77°56°+3°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast13%—70°51°-7°
- FridayJun 19Light Drizzle——75°49°+5°
- SaturdayJun 20Showers23%0.64″74°60°-1°
- SundayJun 21Light Showers34%0.28″62°60°-12°
AQI 26 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 7.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 41 around 1 PM.
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 43 now. With UV 7.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 41 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 7.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 41
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 5:35 AM
- Moonset
- 9:25 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Toward the solstice glow
Butterfield at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Butterfield
- Mon79°51°22%
- Tue74°52°16%
- Wed77°56°82%
- Thu70°51°13%
- Fri75°49°9%
- Sat74°60°23%
- Sun62°60°34%
- Mon60°58°24%
- Tue70°58°16%
- Wed73°60°16%
- Thu75°58°24%
- Fri77°58°34%
- Sat71°63°27%
- Sun71°59°32%
- Mon60°54°32%
- Tue71°52°32%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 15, 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 — Butterfield
SPC has placed Butterfield in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Butterfield
- 56120