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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.

Tonight
58°F
Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Cloudy, with a low around 58. East wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 2 and 3 inches possible.

7-day forecast for Dakota

WhenTempForecastWindPrecip
Tonight 58°F Showers And Thunderstorms 9 to 13 mph E 99%
Saturday 65°F Showers And Thunderstorms 6 to 10 mph E 90%
Saturday Night 56°F Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 10 mph N 27%
Sunday 68°F Partly Sunny 12 mph NE 10%
Sunday Night 50°F Mostly Cloudy 8 mph NE 6%
Monday 64°F Mostly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers 9 mph NE 32%
Monday Night 46°F Chance Rain Showers 5 to 8 mph NE 32%
Tuesday 63°F Partly Sunny 5 to 8 mph NE 11%
Tuesday Night 45°F Partly Cloudy 5 mph NE 4%
Wednesday 66°F Sunny 5 mph E 1%
Wednesday Night 50°F Partly Cloudy 2 mph E 4%
Thursday 69°F Partly Sunny 0 to 3 mph S 7%
Thursday Night 51°F Partly Cloudy 1 mph S 7%
Friday 71°F Mostly Sunny 3 mph NE 3%

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 19, 2026.