Rice Lake, MN Weather & Growing Conditions

Local forecast, frost dates, hardiness zone and planting guidance for Rice Lake, a city in St. Louis County, Minnesota.

Overnight

48°F

Light Rain

Rain and patchy fog. Cloudy, with a low around 48. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

7-day forecast for Rice Lake

When	Temp	Forecast	Wind	Precip
Overnight	48°F	Light Rain	15 mph NE	85%
Wednesday	52°F	Rain	10 mph NE	91%
Wednesday Night	37°F	Light Rain	10 to 15 mph N	90%
Thursday	41°F	Slight Chance Light Rain then Mostly Cloudy	10 to 15 mph N	21%
Thursday Night	24°F	Mostly Cloudy	5 to 10 mph NE	1%
Friday	39°F	Mostly Sunny	0 to 5 mph E	0%
Friday Night	23°F	Mostly Clear	0 mph	0%
Saturday	44°F	Mostly Sunny	0 to 10 mph SW	2%
Saturday Night	30°F	Partly Cloudy	5 to 10 mph W	8%
Sunday	47°F	Mostly Sunny	5 to 10 mph W	3%
Sunday Night	31°F	Partly Cloudy	5 mph SW	0%
Monday	52°F	Partly Sunny	5 to 10 mph W	1%
Monday Night	32°F	Partly Cloudy	10 mph W	1%
Tuesday	47°F	Mostly Sunny	5 to 10 mph NW	4%

Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for Rice Lake (46.909, -92.132). Updated through the day.

Growing snapshot for Rice Lake

Last spring frost

May 13

First fall frost

Oct 1

Growing season

140 days

Hardiness zone

More local growing data for Rice Lake: nearby ZIP 55814 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · Minnesota frost dates

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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Duluth, Mn (0.6 mi from Rice Lake). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Nov 4, 2026.