Alden, MN Weather & Growing Conditions

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

This Afternoon

68°F

Chance Rain Showers

A chance of drizzle before 4pm, then a chance of rain showers. Cloudy. High near 68, with temperatures falling to around 64 in the afternoon. North wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

7-day forecast for Alden

When	Temp	Forecast	Wind	Precip
This Afternoon	68°F	Chance Rain Showers	10 mph N	27%
Tonight	55°F	Cloudy	10 mph NNE	12%
Sunday	66°F	Mostly Cloudy	10 to 15 mph NE	4%
Sunday Night	50°F	Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers	10 mph ENE	24%
Monday	58°F	Chance Rain Showers	10 mph ENE	47%
Monday Night	45°F	Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy	5 to 10 mph ENE	47%
Tuesday	60°F	Mostly Sunny	5 to 10 mph E	5%
Tuesday Night	43°F	Partly Cloudy	0 to 5 mph E	1%
Wednesday	64°F	Mostly Sunny	5 mph ESE	0%
Wednesday Night	48°F	Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers	5 mph SE	15%
Thursday	66°F	Slight Chance Rain Showers	5 to 10 mph SE	22%
Thursday Night	53°F	Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy	0 to 5 mph SE	15%
Friday	69°F	Partly Sunny	5 mph SE	13%
Friday Night	55°F	Mostly Cloudy	5 mph SE	10%

Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for Alden (43.667, -93.570). Updated through the day.

Growing snapshot for Alden

Last spring frost

Apr 30

First fall frost

Oct 6

Growing season

158 days

Hardiness zone

More local growing data for Alden: nearby ZIP 56009 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · Minnesota frost dates

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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Wells, Mn (11.2 mi from Alden). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Sep 19, 2026.