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Albert Lea, MN Weather & Growing Conditions

Local forecast, frost dates, hardiness zone and planting guidance for Albert Lea, a city in Freeborn County, Minnesota.

Tonight
60°F
Patchy Fog
Patchy fog and showers and thunderstorms likely. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Cloudy. Low around 60, with temperatures rising to around 63 overnight. East southeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

7-day forecast for Albert Lea

WhenTempForecastWindPrecip
Tonight 60°F Patchy Fog 5 to 15 mph ESE 74%
Saturday 68°F Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Patchy Fog 5 to 10 mph NE 45%
Saturday Night 54°F Chance Drizzle then Cloudy 10 mph NNE 32%
Sunday 65°F Mostly Cloudy 10 to 15 mph NE 9%
Sunday Night 50°F Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers 10 mph ENE 17%
Monday 60°F Chance Rain Showers 10 mph ENE 39%
Monday Night 45°F Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy 5 to 10 mph ENE 39%
Tuesday 60°F Partly Sunny 5 to 10 mph E 8%
Tuesday Night 43°F Partly Cloudy 0 to 5 mph E 1%
Wednesday 63°F Sunny 0 to 5 mph SE 0%
Wednesday Night 48°F Partly Cloudy 0 to 5 mph SE 6%
Thursday 66°F Slight Chance Rain Showers 0 to 5 mph S 16%
Thursday Night 50°F Partly Cloudy 0 to 5 mph SSE 6%
Friday 67°F Mostly Sunny 0 to 5 mph SE 8%

Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for Albert Lea (43.654, -93.364). Updated through the day.

Growing snapshot for Albert Lea

Last spring frost
Apr 27
First fall frost
Oct 9
Growing season
164 days
Hardiness zone
5a

More local growing data for Albert Lea: nearby ZIP 56007 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · Minnesota frost dates

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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Albert Lea 3Se, Mn (3.9 mi from Albert Lea). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Sep 19, 2026.