Prior Lake climate

Prior Lake Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Mpls Flying Cloud AP, 13.8 km from Prior Lake

Average highs run from 50°F on April 1 to 64°F on April 30, and lows from 31°F to 43°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.73 in over about 11 wet days.

April day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Prior Lake, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
57°F
Average low
37°F
Precipitation
2.73 in
Snowfall
3.6 in
Record high
92°FApr 28, 2004
Record low
8°FApr 4, 2018
Chance of a freeze
99%
Daylight
12 h 47 min to 14 h 13 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
35°F
Wind
12.3 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Apr 150°F31°F83°F 201511°F 201832%4%
Apr 251°F32°F73°F 201219°F 200832%4%
Apr 351°F32°F71°F 202119°F 200232%4%
Apr 452°F33°F77°F 20218°F 201833%4%
Apr 552°F33°F86°F 202112°F 201833%4%
Apr 653°F33°F70°F 202112°F 201834%4%
Apr 753°F34°F73°F 202112°F 201834%4%
Apr 854°F34°F75°F 201713°F 201834%4%
Apr 954°F34°F77°F 200519°F 200734%4%
Apr 1055°F35°F78°F 200627°F 202035%3%
Apr 1155°F35°F81°F 202323°F 200435%3%
Apr 1256°F36°F88°F 202325°F 201636%3%
Apr 1356°F36°F89°F 202323°F 202036%3%
Apr 1456°F37°F91°F 200319°F 202036%3%
Apr 1557°F37°F90°F 200219°F 201437%3%
Apr 1657°F37°F84°F 200222°F 201837%3%
Apr 1758°F38°F81°F 201622°F 201837%3%
Apr 1858°F38°F89°F 200426°F 201438%3%
Apr 1959°F39°F69°F 201022°F 202238%3%
Apr 2059°F39°F79°F 201922°F 201338%2%
Apr 2160°F39°F84°F 200728°F 202138%2%
Apr 2260°F40°F86°F 202630°F 201838%2%
Apr 2361°F40°F86°F 200928°F 201338%2%
Apr 2461°F41°F79°F 199826°F 201339%2%
Apr 2562°F41°F74°F 201230°F 202239%2%
Apr 2662°F41°F77°F 200128°F 200239%2%
Apr 2763°F42°F76°F 200731°F 200439%2%
Apr 2863°F42°F92°F 200429°F 200539%2%
Apr 2964°F43°F85°F 200126°F 200839%1%
Apr 3064°F43°F85°F 201834°F 200539%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Prior Lake, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

April 1
sunrise 6:54 AM, sunset 7:41 PM
April 30
sunrise 6:05 AM, sunset 8:18 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00094963 (Mpls Flying Cloud AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094963, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.