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Burnsville, MN weather

It is 54°F and fog/mist at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport as of Oct 28, 7:00 AM CDT. Today: Patchy Fog then Showers And Thunderstorms, high near 70°F, 80% chance of precipitation. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 28, 6:51 AM CDT.

Updated Oct 28, 7:21 AM CDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

54°F

Fog/Mist

Wind

ESE 5 mph

Humidity 100% · dew point 54°F

Pressure · visibility

30.03 inHg

Visibility 6 mi

Observed at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP), Oct 28, 7:00 AM CDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

No active NWS alerts cover the Burnsville forecast zone right now.

Around the NWS MPX forecast area

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

From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 8:14 AM EDT. No alerts are active anywhere in Minnesota.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for Burnsville (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 7 AM52°FPatchy Fog12%SSE 5 mph
Wed 8 AM52°FPatchy Fog11%SSE 5 mph
Wed 9 AM53°FMostly Cloudy10%SSE 5 mph
Wed 10 AM57°FMostly Cloudy12%SSE 5 mph
Wed 11 AM60°FMostly Cloudy13%SSE 10 mph
Wed 12 PM63°FSlight Chance Rain Showers23%SSE 10 mph
Wed 1 PM66°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms35%SSE 10 mph
Wed 2 PM67°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms40%S 10 mph
Wed 3 PM68°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms43%S 10 mph
Wed 4 PM69°FShowers And Thunderstorms Likely63%S 10 mph
Wed 5 PM68°FShowers And Thunderstorms80%S 10 mph
Wed 6 PM66°FShowers And Thunderstorms90%S 10 mph
Wed 7 PM64°FShowers And Thunderstorms Likely73%SSW 10 mph
Wed 8 PM62°FShowers And Thunderstorms Likely58%WSW 10 mph
Wed 9 PM61°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms33%W 10 mph
Wed 10 PM60°FMostly Cloudy6%W 10 mph
Wed 11 PM58°FMostly Cloudy3%WNW 10 mph
Thu 12 AM56°FMostly Cloudy2%WNW 10 mph
Thu 1 AM54°FPartly Cloudy1%NW 10 mph
Thu 2 AM52°FPartly Cloudy0%WNW 10 mph
Thu 3 AM50°FPartly Cloudy0%WNW 5 mph
Thu 4 AM49°FPartly Cloudy0%WNW 5 mph
Thu 5 AM46°FPatchy Fog0%W 5 mph
Thu 6 AM46°FPatchy Fog0%W 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 Burnsville can differ.

7-day forecast

Today

High 70°F·Low 44°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 wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and 10pm, then patchy fog. Mostly cloudy. Low around 44, with temperatures rising to around 47 overnight. 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 41°F

Patchy fog before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 58. West northwest wind around 5 mph.

Thursday Night: Patchy fog after 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 41. North northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.

Friday

High 59°F·Low 42°F

Patchy fog before 8am. Mostly sunny. High near 59, with temperatures falling to around 56 in the afternoon. East southeast wind around 5 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. East wind around 5 mph.

Saturday

High 59°F·Low 50°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, with a low around 50. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday

High 63°F·Low 52°F

A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly cloudy. High near 63, with temperatures falling to around 60 in the afternoon. East southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. East southeast wind around 5 mph.

Monday

High 62°F·Low 50°F

A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 62. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

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

Tuesday

High 59°F·Low 46°F

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Tuesday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Burnsville 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 Burnsville (44.7644, -93.2794), in Dakota County. Population: 64,864 (2024 estimate), number 14 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/44.7644,-93.2794 (forecast issued Oct 28, 6:51 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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