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Forest Lake, MN weather

It is 55°F and cloudy at L O Simenstad Municipal Airport as of Oct 28, 12:35 AM CDT. Overnight: Patchy Fog, low near 48°F, 9% chance of precipitation. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 28, 1:26 AM CDT.

Updated Oct 28, 1:32 AM CDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

55°F

Cloudy

Wind

SW 6 mph

Humidity 87% · dew point 51°F

Pressure · visibility

30.09 inHg

Visibility 10 mi

Observed at L O Simenstad Municipal Airport (KOEO), Oct 28, 12:35 AM CDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

No active NWS alerts cover the Forest Lake forecast zone right now.

Around the NWS MPX forecast area

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

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 Forest Lake (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 1 AM50°FCloudy9%SSW 5 mph
Wed 2 AM49°FCloudy10%SSW 5 mph
Wed 3 AM50°FCloudy9%SSW 5 mph
Wed 4 AM50°FCloudy8%S 5 mph
Wed 5 AM50°FCloudy8%S 5 mph
Wed 6 AM51°FCloudy8% 0 mph
Wed 7 AM51°FMostly Cloudy11% 0 mph
Wed 8 AM52°FCloudy12% 0 mph
Wed 9 AM55°FCloudy11%SSE 5 mph
Wed 10 AM56°FCloudy8%SE 5 mph
Wed 11 AM60°FCloudy12%SSE 5 mph
Wed 12 PM61°FSlight Chance Rain Showers17%SSE 10 mph
Wed 1 PM62°FSlight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms20%SSE 10 mph
Wed 2 PM64°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms43%SSE 10 mph
Wed 3 PM64°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms46%SSE 10 mph
Wed 4 PM65°FShowers And Thunderstorms Likely61%S 10 mph
Wed 5 PM64°FShowers And Thunderstorms86%S 10 mph
Wed 6 PM63°FShowers And Thunderstorms91%S 10 mph
Wed 7 PM61°FShowers And Thunderstorms81%S 10 mph
Wed 8 PM61°FShowers And Thunderstorms Likely66%SW 10 mph
Wed 9 PM60°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms33%SW 10 mph
Wed 10 PM58°FMostly Cloudy12%W 10 mph
Wed 11 PM56°FMostly Cloudy1%W 10 mph
Thu 12 AM54°FPartly Cloudy0%WNW 10 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 Forest Lake can differ.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 48°F

Patchy fog. Cloudy, with a low around 48. South southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.

Wednesday

High 68°F·Low 41°F

Patchy fog before 9am, then a slight chance of rain showers between noon and 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 68. South southeast wind 0 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half 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 41. West southwest 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 38°F

Patchy fog before 8am. Sunny, with a high near 58. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday Night: Areas of fog after 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.

Friday

High 59°F·Low 38°F

Areas of fog before 7am. 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 38. East wind 0 to 5 mph.

Saturday

High 59°F·Low 47°F

A chance of rain showers after 1pm. 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 47. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday

High 63°F·Low 50°F

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

Monday

High 62°F·Low 48°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 48. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Tuesday

High 59°F

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Forest Lake is served by the National Weather Service MPX forecast office, forecast zone MNZ063, county zone MNC163.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Forest Lake (45.2508, -92.9669), in Washington County. Population: 20,700 (2024 estimate), number 60 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/45.2508,-92.9669 (forecast issued Oct 28, 1:26 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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