Battle Lake, MN Weather & Growing Conditions

Local forecast, frost dates, hardiness zone and planting guidance for Battle Lake, a city in Otter Tail County, Minnesota.

This Afternoon

50°F

Patchy Drizzle

Patchy drizzle after 5pm. Cloudy. High near 50, with temperatures falling to around 48 in the afternoon. North northwest wind around 21 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

7-day forecast for Battle Lake

When	Temp	Forecast	Wind	Precip
This Afternoon	50°F	Patchy Drizzle	21 mph NNW	11%
Tonight	42°F	Light Rain	16 to 20 mph N	82%
Wednesday	46°F	Light Rain	21 mph N	89%
Wednesday Night	37°F	Chance Light Rain then Mostly Cloudy	16 to 21 mph N	29%
Thursday	42°F	Partly Sunny	9 to 17 mph N	1%
Thursday Night	31°F	Partly Cloudy	2 to 8 mph ENE	0%
Friday	42°F	Mostly Sunny	5 mph SSE	0%
Friday Night	31°F	Partly Cloudy	3 to 7 mph S	0%
Saturday	51°F	Mostly Sunny	7 to 12 mph SW	7%
Saturday Night	35°F	Partly Cloudy	9 mph W	14%
Sunday	53°F	Mostly Sunny	7 to 10 mph WSW	5%
Sunday Night	38°F	Partly Cloudy	9 mph SSW	0%
Monday	54°F	Mostly Sunny	9 to 17 mph WSW	1%
Monday Night	37°F	Mostly Clear	6 to 10 mph WNW	0%

Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for Battle Lake (46.285, -95.719). Updated through the day.

Growing snapshot for Battle Lake

Last spring frost

May 5

First fall frost

Oct 5

Growing season

153 days

Hardiness zone

More local growing data for Battle Lake: nearby ZIP 56515 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · Minnesota frost dates

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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Ottertail, Mn (10.1 mi from Battle Lake). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Nov 3, 2026.