Karlstad, Minnesota Weather
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Karlstad weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Foggy14%—78°56°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——73°54°-5°
- SaturdayJun 6Mostly Clear——80°56°+7°
- SundayJun 7Overcast20%—84°62°+4°
- MondayJun 8Light Showers54%—73°62°-11°
- TuesdayJun 9Drizzle28%—85°59°+12°
- WednesdayJun 10Thunderstorm38%0.01″87°67°+2°
Ozone at AQI 31. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~79%) — 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 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~79%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 5.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 12
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
- 5:29 AM
- Moonset
- 1:58 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Karlstad at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 6 (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 — Karlstad
SPC has placed Karlstad in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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.