7-Day Zone Forecast for Dakota County (Text-Only)
NWS Forecast for: Dakota County
Issued by: National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen, MN
Last Update: 1037 AM CST Fri Jan 16 2026




Rest Of Today: Breezy. Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow late in the morning, then snow likely early in the afternoon. Chance of snow late in the afternoon. Patchy blowing snow early in the afternoon. Little or no new snow accumulation. Highs in the lower 30s. Temperatures falling into the lower teens in the afternoon. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph. Chance of snow 60 percent.

Tonight: Colder. Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow. Near steady temperature around 10. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph.

Saturday: Much colder. Mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature around 9. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.

Saturday Night: Colder. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 2 below. West winds 5 to 15 mph.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy. Snow likely in the morning, then chance of snow in the afternoon. Light snow accumulations. Highs around 18. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph shifting to the northwest 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Chance of snow 70 percent.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy. Lows around 5 below.

Martin Luther King Jr Day: Colder. Partly sunny. Highs around 4.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows around 5 below.

Tuesday: Partly sunny. Highs around 13.

Tuesday Night: Not as cold. Mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature around 11.

Wednesday: Partly sunny. Highs around 20.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy. Lows around 6.

Thursday: Partly sunny. Highs around 17.







Zone Forecast: Dakota County

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