Sauk Rapids, Minnesota Weather
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Sauk Rapids weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Rain72%0.22″82°63°—
- FridayJun 5Heavy Rain32%0.58″75°61°-7°
- SaturdayJun 6Foggy28%—80°57°+5°
- SundayJun 7Showers31%—80°61°0°
- MondayJun 8Drizzle66%0.13″77°65°-3°
- TuesdayJun 9Thunderstorm44%—84°67°+7°
- WednesdayJun 10Thunderstorm23%—88°71°+4°
Ozone at AQI 44. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — 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 44. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 4.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 14
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h 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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 5:06 AM
- Moonset
- 2:00 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Sauk Rapids at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 20 (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 — Sauk Rapids
SPC has placed Sauk Rapids in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe 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.