Brooks, Minnesota Weather
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Brooks weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Heavy Drizzle75%0.10″78°60°—
- ThursdayJun 4Heavy Showers29%1.9″76°60°-2°
- FridayJun 5Overcast——71°56°-5°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——78°51°+7°
- SundayJun 7Clear24%—82°61°+4°
- MondayJun 8Drizzle55%0.09″78°63°-4°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast21%—77°63°-1°
Ozone at AQI 43 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). 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 43 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 0.7 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 43
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.6 µg/m³, PM10 to 7.5 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 2h 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
- 4:51 AM
- Moonset
- 12:50 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Brooks at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 2 (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 3, 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 — Brooks
SPC has placed Brooks in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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.