Clara City, Minnesota Weather
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Clara City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Rain75%0.24″84°64°—
- FridayJun 5Light Drizzle28%0.02″80°64°-4°
- SaturdayJun 6Clear——88°61°+8°
- SundayJun 7Drizzle21%—86°66°-2°
- MondayJun 8Overcast51%—87°67°+1°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast22%—86°70°-1°
- WednesdayJun 10Thunderstorm21%—96°74°+10°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 40. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~98%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 40. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~98%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- 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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 5:37 AM
- Moonset
- 3:16 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Clara City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 16 (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 5, 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 — Clara City
SPC has placed Clara City in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe 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.