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Prior Lake, MN weather

It is 54°F and cloudy at Minneapolis - Flying Cloud Airport as of Oct 28, 4:05 AM CDT. Overnight: Patchy Fog, low near 49°F, 12% chance of precipitation. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 28, 2:16 AM CDT.

Updated Oct 28, 4:26 AM CDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

54°F

Cloudy

Wind

SSE 3 mph

Humidity 94% · dew point 52°F

Pressure · visibility

30.03 inHg

Visibility 7 mi

Observed at Minneapolis - Flying Cloud Airport (KFCM), Oct 28, 4:05 AM CDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

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

Around the NWS MPX forecast area

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

From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 5:12 AM EDT. No alerts are active anywhere in Minnesota.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for Prior Lake (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 4 AM52°FPatchy Fog12%SSW 5 mph
Wed 5 AM52°FPatchy Fog10%S 5 mph
Wed 6 AM50°FPatchy Fog11%S 5 mph
Wed 7 AM51°FPatchy Fog12%SSE 5 mph
Wed 8 AM51°FMostly Cloudy11%SSE 5 mph
Wed 9 AM54°FMostly Cloudy10%SSE 5 mph
Wed 10 AM58°FMostly Cloudy12%SSE 5 mph
Wed 11 AM62°FMostly Cloudy13%SSE 10 mph
Wed 12 PM63°FSlight Chance Rain Showers23%SSE 10 mph
Wed 1 PM66°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms36%SSE 10 mph
Wed 2 PM67°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms40%S 10 mph
Wed 3 PM69°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms45%S 10 mph
Wed 4 PM69°FShowers And Thunderstorms Likely66%S 10 mph
Wed 5 PM68°FShowers And Thunderstorms82%S 10 mph
Wed 6 PM66°FShowers And Thunderstorms90%S 10 mph
Wed 7 PM64°FShowers And Thunderstorms Likely69%SSW 10 mph
Wed 8 PM60°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms52%WSW 10 mph
Wed 9 PM60°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms28%W 10 mph
Wed 10 PM59°FMostly Cloudy5%WNW 5 mph
Wed 11 PM57°FMostly Cloudy2%WNW 5 mph
Thu 12 AM55°FMostly Cloudy2%WNW 5 mph
Thu 1 AM53°FPartly Cloudy0%NW 5 mph
Thu 2 AM50°FPartly Cloudy0%WNW 5 mph
Thu 3 AM48°FPartly Cloudy0%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 Prior Lake can differ.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 49°F

Patchy fog. Cloudy, with a low around 49. South southwest wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday

High 70°F·Low 42°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.

Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 10pm, then patchy fog. Mostly cloudy. Low around 42, with temperatures rising to around 45 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 59°F·Low 39°F

Patchy fog before 10am. Sunny, with a high near 59. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday Night: Areas of fog after 11pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 39. North wind 0 to 5 mph.

Friday

High 59°F·Low 41°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 41. East wind around 5 mph.

Saturday

High 59°F·Low 49°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 49. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday

High 64°F·Low 51°F

A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. East southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. East southeast wind around 5 mph.

Monday

High 63°F·Low 49°F

A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 63. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. 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 around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Prior Lake is served by the National Weather Service MPX forecast office, forecast zone MNZ069, county zone MNC139.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Prior Lake (44.7256, -93.4409), in Scott County. Population: 28,018 (2024 estimate), number 37 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/44.7256,-93.4409 (forecast issued Oct 28, 2:16 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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