The Lakes, MN Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

WEATHER ALERTS - Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current Conditions From Nearby Station

Sunny 58°F
Feels Like 58°F  
Humidity 49% Dew Point 39°F Wind SW 16 MPH Gusts 20 Barometer 29.7 in.754.4 mm
Solar Rad 259 w/m2 Visibility 12.43 mi.
Report from a MADIS/MESONET weather station 6.5 miles SSE of central The Lakes
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Point Forecast at a Glance

ThuNov 13
Thu Nov 13: Sunny, High 61F, Low 38F
61
38
FriNov 14
Fri Nov 14: Sunny, High 69F, Low 44F
69
44
SatNov 15
Sat Nov 15: Mostly Sunny, High 51F, Low 29F
51
29
SunNov 16
Sun Nov 16: Sunny, High 49F, Low 27F
49
27
MonNov 17
Mon Nov 17: Rain, High 41F, Low 26F
30%
41
26
TueNov 18
Tue Nov 18: Mostly Cloudy, High 40F, Low 29F
40
29
WedNov 19
Wed Nov 19: Mostly Cloudy, High 43F
43
 

7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures start near 61°F, reaching 69°F before cooling to 40°F, then recovering to 43°F by week's end. Mostly dry conditions with only one day showing rain chances.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 9°F above the historical average for November. Normal highs for this period are around 42°F with lows around 23°F.

This Date in Weather History

1981 - A powerful cyclone brought high winds to Washington State and Oregon. The cyclone, which formed about 1000 miles west of San Francisco, intensified rapidly as it approached the Oregon coast with the central pressure reaching 28.22 inches. A wind trace from the Whiskey Run Turbine Site, about 12 miles south of Coos Bay in Oregon, showed peak gusts to 97 mph fifty feet above ground level. The wind caused widespread damage in Washington and Oregon, with 12 deaths reported. As much as four feet of snow fell in the Sierra Nevada Range of northern California.

More on this and other weather history

The Lakes, MN 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Thursday Nov 13

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 61. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Nov 14

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 69. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Saturday Nov 15

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday Nov 16

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 49.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.

Monday Nov 17

Rain

Day: A 30 percent chance of rain after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41.

Snow

Night: A chance of rain before midnight, then a slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday Nov 18

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.

Wednesday Nov 19

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43.


About The Lakes, MN

The Lakes is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Murray County, Minnesota, United States located north of Currie and south of Garvin. The population was 590 at the 2020 census. The community is centered about Lake Shetek, the largest lake in southwestern Minnesota. The lake and the community are located in parts of four townships in Murray County: Lake Sarah, Shetek, Murray, and Mason.

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