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Forest Lake, Minnesota Weather

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Forest Lake weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Forest Lake, MN
Monday, June 15 at 6:23 AM
47
°
Clear
Feels like
44°
Humidity
91%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
12:23 AM
Sunset
4:01 PM
Forest Lake, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastForest Lake, MN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 47 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit with a 54% chance of precipitation at 4 AM.
L 47°H 78°
Forest Lake, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 15
    Light Drizzle
    41%
    78°47°
  2. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Light Drizzle
    54%
    0.05″
    72°56°-6°
  3. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Light Showers
    91%
    0.37″
    59°51°-13°
  4. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Drizzle
    56%
    0.05″
    63°46°+4°
  5. Friday
    Jun 19
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    67°42°+4°
  6. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Overcast
    10%
    74°49°+7°
  7. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Overcast
    17%
    71°52°-3°
Forest Lake, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
214° · backing 112°
Direction
SW
214°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 8
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 27 @ 7:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 308SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Forest Lake, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
980.0
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 28.94 inHg
Now
980.0
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-1.5
mb
24h
-1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 979983
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW983.4979.4979.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Forest Lake, MN
Air quality
22
AQI
Good
-15 in 6h

AQI 22 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 15 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
3.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
15μg/m³
OzoneGood
31μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1
Forest Lake, MN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
17%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
26.7mi
UNLIMITED
128 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
11:23 UTC · Forest Lake, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
11:23 UTC · Forest Lake, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Forest Lake, MN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Forest Lake, MN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Forest Lake, MN
Almanac · Monday, June 15
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
4:47 AM
Sunrise
12:23 AM
Daylight
15h 38m
Sunset
4:01 PM
Civil dusk
9:40 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Forest Lake, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
5:20 AM
Moonset
9:24 PM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Forest Lake, MN
Microseason
Jun 11–15

Toward the solstice glow

celestial
Jan 145% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Forest Lake at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 23°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

15-Day Forecast — Forest Lake

  1. Mon78°47°41%
  2. Tue72°56°54%
  3. Wed59°51°91%
  4. Thu63°46°56%
  5. Fri67°42°14%
  6. Sat74°49°10%
  7. Sun71°52°17%
  8. Mon73°51°17%
  9. Tue77°57°11%
  10. Wed77°63°20%
  11. Thu77°60°17%
  12. Fri80°63°43%
  13. Sat93°73°40%
  14. Sun81°63°35%
  15. Mon81°58°31%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 15, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Forest Lake

SPC has placed Forest Lake in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in Forest Lake

  • 55025

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.