Porter, Minnesota Weather
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Porter weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Heavy Drizzle73%0.11″82°60°—
- FridayJun 5Rain30%0.15″81°64°-1°
- SaturdayJun 6Mostly Clear——87°61°+6°
- SundayJun 7Overcast25%—89°64°+2°
- MondayJun 8Overcast43%—89°66°0°
- TuesdayJun 9Thunderstorm27%—89°70°0°
- WednesdayJun 10Thunderstorm16%—98°73°+9°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.4 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.4 µg/m³.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.4 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.4 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 3h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 5:39 AM
- Moonset
- 3:20 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Porter at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 14 (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 — Porter
SPC has placed Porter 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.