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Watson, Minnesota Weather

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

Watson, MN
Thursday, June 4 at 4:43 PM
75
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
78°
Humidity
70%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Sunset
9:05 PM
Watson, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWatson, MN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit with a 52% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 64°H 83°
Watson, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Rain
    85%
    0.41″
    83°63°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Rain
    26%
    0.21″
    79°64°-4°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Foggy
    85°61°+6°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Drizzle
    23%
    87°67°+2°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    51%
    0.08″
    87°68°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    20%
    92°67°+5°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    15%
    94°76°+2°
Watson, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
194° · veering 16°
Direction
SSW
194°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 8 · pk 27 @ 10:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 242SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 16° from the ssw.
Watson, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
975.1
-1.6 mb in 3h · falling · 28.79 inHg
Now
975.1
mb
3h
-1.6
mb
12h
-3.0
mb
24h
-6.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 973980
965970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW979.7973.3973.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Watson, MN
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
-3 in 6hPeak ~40 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 36 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). With UV 3.9 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
6.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
76μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 3.9 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 36
UV peak
3.9 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 13

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Watson, MN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
63%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
49.9mi
UNLIMITED
96 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
16:43 UTC ·Watson, 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
16:43 UTC ·Watson, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Watson, MN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Watson, MN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Watson, MN
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:03 AM
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Daylight
15h 27m
Sunset
9:05 PM
Civil dusk
2:42 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Watson, MN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
5:10 AM
Moonset
2:09 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Watson, MN
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Watson at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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 4, 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 — Watson

SPC has placed Watson 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.

ZIP codes in Watson

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.