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Dakota, MN Weather & Growing Conditions

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

This Afternoon
64°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy. High near 64, with temperatures falling to around 62 in the afternoon. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

7-day forecast for Dakota

WhenTempForecastWindPrecip
This Afternoon 64°F Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 5 mph N 30%
Tonight 56°F Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Cloudy 8 mph NE 35%
Sunday 69°F Partly Sunny 7 to 10 mph NE 6%
Sunday Night 50°F Mostly Cloudy 8 mph NE 2%
Monday 63°F Slight Chance Rain Showers 9 mph NE 20%
Monday Night 47°F Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy 7 mph E 18%
Tuesday 62°F Mostly Sunny 5 to 8 mph NE 5%
Tuesday Night 45°F Partly Cloudy 2 to 6 mph NE 2%
Wednesday 66°F Mostly Sunny 2 to 6 mph E 1%
Wednesday Night 49°F Partly Cloudy 1 to 5 mph E 1%
Thursday 68°F Slight Chance Rain Showers 3 mph E 15%
Thursday Night 53°F Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy 1 mph E 15%
Friday 72°F Partly Sunny 0 to 3 mph E 4%
Friday Night 55°F Partly Cloudy 1 mph E 4%

Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for Dakota (43.912, -91.361). Updated through the day.

Growing snapshot for Dakota

Last spring frost
Apr 15
First fall frost
Oct 28
Growing season
194 days
Hardiness zone
5a

More local growing data for Dakota: nearby ZIP 55947 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · Minnesota frost dates

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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, La Crescent Dam 7, Mn (4.1 mi from Dakota). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Sep 20, 2026.