Forecast Details for Forest Lake, MN

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Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Northwest wind around 10 mph becoming north northeast after midnight.
Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. High near 49. Breezy, with a northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 4am, then showers likely. Low around 44. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday: A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 53. East wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 39. West wind 5 to 15 mph.
Tuesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1pm and 4pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 72. Breezy, with a south wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 10pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 10pm and 1am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 45. South wind around 15 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. West southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. West wind around 10 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. North northeast wind around 15 mph.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north after midnight.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

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