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Crystal, MN weather

It is 54°F and cloudy at Minneapolis, Crystal Airport as of Oct 28, 7:00 AM CDT. Today: Patchy Fog then Showers And Thunderstorms, high near 68°F, 91% chance of precipitation. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 28, 6:51 AM CDT.

Updated Oct 28, 7:31 AM CDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

54°F

Cloudy

Wind

E 3 mph

Humidity 94% · dew point 52°F

Pressure · visibility

30.01 inHg

Visibility 8 mi

Observed at Minneapolis, Crystal Airport (KMIC), Oct 28, 7:00 AM CDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

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

Around the NWS MPX forecast area

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

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 Crystal (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 7 AM52°FPatchy Fog11%SE 5 mph
Wed 8 AM51°FPatchy Fog11%SSE 5 mph
Wed 9 AM53°FCloudy11%SSE 5 mph
Wed 10 AM57°FCloudy11%SSE 5 mph
Wed 11 AM60°FCloudy12%SSE 5 mph
Wed 12 PM62°FSlight Chance Rain Showers23%SSE 10 mph
Wed 1 PM64°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms38%SSE 10 mph
Wed 2 PM66°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms44%S 10 mph
Wed 3 PM67°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms49%S 10 mph
Wed 4 PM67°FShowers And Thunderstorms75%S 10 mph
Wed 5 PM66°FShowers And Thunderstorms91%S 10 mph
Wed 6 PM65°FShowers And Thunderstorms91%SSW 10 mph
Wed 7 PM63°FShowers And Thunderstorms Likely69%WSW 10 mph
Wed 8 PM61°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms48%W 10 mph
Wed 9 PM59°FSlight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms24%WNW 10 mph
Wed 10 PM58°FMostly Cloudy5%WNW 10 mph
Wed 11 PM56°FMostly Cloudy1%WNW 10 mph
Thu 12 AM54°FPartly Cloudy1%WNW 10 mph
Thu 1 AM51°FPartly Cloudy0%WNW 10 mph
Thu 2 AM50°FPartly Cloudy0%WNW 5 mph
Thu 3 AM48°FPartly Cloudy0%WNW 5 mph
Thu 4 AM46°FPartly Cloudy0%WNW 5 mph
Thu 5 AM45°FPartly Cloudy0%WNW 5 mph
Thu 6 AM44°FPatchy Fog0%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 Crystal can differ.

7-day forecast

Today

High 68°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 68. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm 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 quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday

High 58°F·Low 41°F

Patchy fog before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 58. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday Night: Areas of fog after 9pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 41. North northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

Friday

High 59°F·Low 42°F

Areas of fog before 9am. Mostly sunny. High near 59, with temperatures falling to around 56 in the afternoon. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. East wind 0 to 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. 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. Mostly 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 northeast 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 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

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
Crystal is served by the National Weather Service MPX forecast office, forecast zone MNZ060, county zone MNC053.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Crystal (45.0373, -93.3595), in Hennepin County. Population: 22,082 (2024 estimate), number 53 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/45.0373,-93.3595 (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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