Dakota County, MN Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

Clear 35°F
Feels Like 32°F  
Humidity 77% Dew Point 29°F Wind ESE 4 MPH Gusts 5 Barometer 29.83 in.757.7 mm
Visibility 12.43 mi.
Report from a MADIS/MESONET weather station 2.8 miles E of central Dakota County
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Point Forecast at a Glance

ThuNov 13
Thu Nov 13: Clear, Low 34F
 
34
FriNov 14
Fri Nov 14: Sunny, High 67F, Low 47F
67
47
SatNov 15
Sat Nov 15: Rain, High 53F, Low 28F
20%
53
28
SunNov 16
Sun Nov 16: Sunny, High 44F, Low 24F
44
24
MonNov 17
Mon Nov 17: Mostly Sunny, High 41F, Low 23F
41
23
TueNov 18
Tue Nov 18: Mostly Sunny, High 40F, Low 25F
40
25
WedNov 19
Wed Nov 19: Partly Sunny, High 43F, Low 31F
43
31

7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures drop from 67°F to a low of 40°F, then recover to 43°F by week's end. Some precipitation possible, including both rain and snow.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 5°F above the historical average for November. Normal highs for this period are around 42°F with lows around 26°F.

This Date in Weather History

1974 - A storm produced 15 inches of snow at the Buffalo, NY, airport, and 30 inches on the south shore of Lake Erie.

More on this and other weather history

Dakota County, MN 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Thursday Nov 13

Clear

Night: Clear, with a low around 34. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

Friday Nov 14

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 67. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Increasing Clouds

Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 47. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.

Saturday Nov 15

Rain

Day: A 20 percent chance of rain before 8am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 53. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday Nov 16

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 44. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Monday Nov 17

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. North northeast wind around 5 mph.

Snow

Night: A slight chance of rain before 9pm, then a slight chance of snow between 9pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday Nov 18

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southeast after midnight.

Wednesday Nov 19

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 43. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

Rain

Night: A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

Thursday Nov 20

Rain

Day: A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.


About Dakota County, MN

Dakota County is the third-most populous county in the U.S. state of Minnesota, located in the east central portion of the state. As of the 2020 census, the population was 439,882. The population of Dakota County was estimated to be 453,156 in 2024. The county seat is Hastings. Dakota County is named for the Dakota Sioux tribal bands who inhabited the area. The name is recorded as "Dahkotah" in the United States Census records until 1851. Dakota County is included in the Minneapolis–St. Paul–Bloomington, MN–WI Metropolitan Statistical Area, the sixteenth largest metropolitan area in the United States with about 3.71 million residents. The largest city in Dakota County is the city of Lakeville, the ninth-largest city in Minnesota and fifth-largest Twin Cities suburb. The county is bordered by the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers on the north, and the state of Wisconsin on the east.

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