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Weather in Forest Lake, Minnesota

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Forest Lake, MN
Sunday, May 17 at 1:04 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
63°
Humidity
24%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Sunset
8:35 PM
Forest Lake, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
70%
8p
60°
39%
9p
60°
21%
10p
59°
11p
60°
12a
60°
1a
59°
2a
59°
3a
59°
4a
58°
5a
57°
6a
58°
7a
61°
8a
66°
9a
70°
10a
75°
11a
79°
12p
83°
1p
84°
2p
86°
3p
86°
4p
85°
5p
83°
6p
81°
7p
L 57°H 86°
Forest Lake, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    77°50°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    56%
    65°51°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    79%
    60°54°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    83%
    53°44°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    58°42°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    15%
    63°41°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    15%
    52°45°
Forest Lake, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
330° · veering 108°
Direction
NNW
330°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 8 · pk 31 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 108° from the nnw.
Forest Lake, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
978.2
-0.3 mb in 3h · rising · 28.89 inHg
Now
978.2
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
+0.5
mb
24h
+6.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 971980
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Forest Lake, MN
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
4.4 μg/m³
PM 10
5.0 μg/m³
NO₂
2.4 μg/m³
Ozone
96.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Forest Lake, MN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:07 AM
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Daylight
14h 55m
Sunset
8:35 PM
Civil dusk
2:11 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Forest Lake, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:39 AM
Moonset
2:13 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Forest Lake, MN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Forest Lake at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Cool-season window is open

As of May 17, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).

ZIP codes in Forest Lake

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.