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Apple Valley, MN weather

It is 54°F and cloudy at Minneapolis, Airlake Airport as of Oct 28, 12:35 AM CDT. Overnight: Patchy Fog, low near 50°F, 16% chance of precipitation. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 28, 12:11 AM CDT.

Updated Oct 28, 1:22 AM CDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

54°F

Cloudy

Wind

WSW 5 mph

Humidity 94% · dew point 52°F

Pressure · visibility

30.08 inHg

Visibility 10 mi

Observed at Minneapolis, Airlake Airport (KLVN), Oct 28, 12:35 AM CDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

No active NWS alerts cover the Apple Valley forecast zone right now.

Around the NWS MPX forecast area

No active alerts in zones served by the MPX office near Apple Valley.

From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 2:15 AM EDT. No alerts are active anywhere in Minnesota.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for Apple Valley (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 1 AM51°FMostly Cloudy11%SW 5 mph
Wed 2 AM51°FCloudy14%SW 5 mph
Wed 3 AM51°FPatchy Fog16%SSW 5 mph
Wed 4 AM52°FPatchy Fog14%SSW 5 mph
Wed 5 AM52°FPatchy Fog12% 0 mph
Wed 6 AM51°FPatchy Fog12%S 5 mph
Wed 7 AM52°FPatchy Fog13%SSE 5 mph
Wed 8 AM53°FPatchy Fog11%SSE 5 mph
Wed 9 AM54°FMostly Cloudy10%SSE 5 mph
Wed 10 AM58°FMostly Cloudy12%SSE 5 mph
Wed 11 AM61°FMostly Cloudy13%SSE 10 mph
Wed 12 PM64°FSlight Chance Rain Showers23%SSE 10 mph
Wed 1 PM66°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms35%SSE 10 mph
Wed 2 PM67°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms38%S 10 mph
Wed 3 PM68°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms42%S 10 mph
Wed 4 PM69°FShowers And Thunderstorms Likely60%S 10 mph
Wed 5 PM68°FShowers And Thunderstorms77%S 10 mph
Wed 6 PM66°FShowers And Thunderstorms89%S 10 mph
Wed 7 PM64°FShowers And Thunderstorms76%SSW 10 mph
Wed 8 PM61°FShowers And Thunderstorms Likely62%SW 10 mph
Wed 9 PM60°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms38%W 10 mph
Wed 10 PM59°FMostly Cloudy6%W 5 mph
Wed 11 PM57°FMostly Cloudy4%WNW 5 mph
Thu 12 AM55°FMostly Cloudy3%WNW 5 mph

Hourly values come from the NWS gridded forecast for the 2.5 km grid square that covers the city's center point. Conditions elsewhere in Apple Valley can differ.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 50°F

Patchy fog and a slight chance of rain showers after 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 50. South southwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday

High 70°F·Low 43°F

Patchy fog before 9am, then a slight chance of rain showers between noon and 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Thursday

High 58°F·Low 39°F

Sunny, with a high near 58. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday Night: Areas of fog after midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 39. North northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.

Friday

High 58°F·Low 40°F

Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. East wind 0 to 5 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. East wind around 5 mph.

Saturday

High 59°F·Low 47°F

A chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. East southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy. Low around 47, with temperatures rising to around 50 overnight. East southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday

High 63°F·Low 49°F

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. East southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday

High 61°F·Low 45°F

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. East northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Tuesday

High 56°F

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Apple Valley is served by the National Weather Service MPX forecast office, forecast zone MNZ070, county zone MNC037.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Apple Valley (44.7453, -93.1994), in Dakota County. Population: 55,272 (2024 estimate), number 17 of the 61 Minnesota cities on this site.
Radar
Nearest NWS radar: KMPX. View it on radar.weather.gov.

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Sources

  • Forecast, hourly forecast, observations and alerts: National Weather Service API, api.weather.gov/points/44.7453,-93.1994 (forecast issued Oct 28, 12:11 AM CDT).
  • Official forecast page: forecast.weather.gov.
  • City location and population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates and 2024 Gazetteer files.
  • Snapshot taken Oct 28, 2026. The NWS and Census Bureau do not endorse OpenForecast.

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