Prairie Lake, MN Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Station

-7°F
Feels Like -7°F  
Humidity 83% Dew Point -11°F Wind SE 1 MPH Gusts 3 Barometer 31.81 in.
Report from a MADIS/MESONET weather station 7.2 mi. SE of central Prairie Lake
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Point Forecast at a Glance

ThuDec 4
Thu Dec 4: Mostly Cloudy, High 20F, Low 21F
20
21
FriDec 5
Fri Dec 5: Snow, High 20F, Low 0F
40%
20
0
SatDec 6
Sat Dec 6: Partly Sunny, High 8F, Low -14F
8
-14
SunDec 7
Sun Dec 7: Mostly Sunny, High 4F, Low -4F
4
-4
MonDec 8
Mon Dec 8: Snow, High 21F, Low 8F
40%
21
8
TueDec 9
Tue Dec 9: Snow, High 25F, Low 10F
40%
25
10
WedDec 10
Wed Dec 10: Snow, High 19F
20%
19
 

7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures dip from 20°F to a low of 4°F mid-week, then warm to 25°F. Unsettled weather expected with snow likely on at least 5 days.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 7°F below the historical average for December. Normal highs for this period are around 24°F with lows around 7°F.

This Date in Weather History

1786 - The first of two great early December storms began. The storm produced 18 inches of snow at Morristown NJ, and twenty inches of snow at New Haven CT. It also resulted in high tides at Nantucket which did great damage.

More on this and other weather history

Prairie Lake, MN 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Thursday Dec 4

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 20. Wind chill values as low as -28. South wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Snow

Night: A slight chance of snow before 1am, then a chance of snow after 3am. Cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 21 by 3am. South southwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday Dec 5

Snow

Day: A 40 percent chance of snow between 11am and noon. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 20. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. North northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.

Saturday Dec 6

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 8. North wind 7 to 10 mph.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -14. North wind 3 to 7 mph.

Sunday Dec 7

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 4. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. South southeast wind 6 to 10 mph.

Monday Dec 8

Snow

Day: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21. South southeast wind around 11 mph.

Snow

Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. South wind 8 to 10 mph becoming west northwest in the evening.

Tuesday Dec 9

Snow

Day: A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25. West wind 8 to 13 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Snow

Night: Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Southeast wind 11 to 14 mph becoming northwest in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday Dec 10

Snow

Day: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 19. North northwest wind 11 to 14 mph.

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