Lakefield, Minnesota Weather
Toward the solstice glow. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lakefield weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Drizzle18%0.03″78°48°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast14%—75°51°-3°
- WednesdayJun 17Thunderstorm74%0.08″78°56°+3°
- ThursdayJun 18Light Drizzle11%—70°50°-8°
- FridayJun 19Light Drizzle10%—75°49°+5°
- SaturdayJun 20Showers29%0.63″74°58°-1°
- SundayJun 21Light Showers39%0.35″62°60°-12°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 15 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 47 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. 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 47 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 5.2 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 47
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
- 5:38 AM
- Moonset
- 9:25 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Toward the solstice glow
Lakefield at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Lakefield
- Mon78°48°18%
- Tue75°52°14%
- Wed78°56°74%
- Thu70°50°11%
- Fri75°49°10%
- Sat74°58°29%
- Sun62°60°39%
- Mon60°57°23%
- Tue70°57°14%
- Wed73°58°14%
- Thu73°57°22%
- Fri75°58°22%
- Sat67°61°33%
- Sun72°57°23%
- Mon61°55°31%
- Tue71°50°33%
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 — Lakefield
SPC has placed Lakefield in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
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 Lakefield
- 56150