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: 641 AM CDT Mon Mar 16 2026
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Today: Breezy, colder. Partly sunny. Patchy blowing snow through the day. Highs around 16. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph.

Tonight: Colder. Partly cloudy. Lows around 4 below. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph decreasing to up to 10 mph after midnight.

Tuesday: Sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with snow likely in the afternoon. Snow accumulation around 1 inch. Highs in the lower 20s. Southwest winds up to 10 mph. Chance of snow 70 percent.

Tuesday Night: Not as cold. Snow in the evening, then snow likely after midnight. Light snow accumulations. Lows around 16. South winds 5 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 90 percent.

Wednesday: Not as cold. Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday Night: Not as cold. Decreasing clouds. Lows in the lower 30s.

Thursday: Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.

Friday: Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.

Saturday: Partly sunny. Highs around 50.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.

Sunday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.







Zone Forecast: Dakota County

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