Prior Lake climate

Prior Lake Weather in October

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

Average highs run from 67°F on October 1 to 51°F on October 31, and lows from 47°F to 34°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.26 in over about 10 wet days.

October 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

October at a glance

Average high
59°F
Average low
40°F
Precipitation
2.26 in
Snowfall
0.4 in
Record high
91°FOct 1, 2023
Record low
13°FOct 27, 2020
Chance of a freeze
94%
Daylight
11 h 42 min to 10 h 14 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
73%
Dew point
38°F
Wind
11.2 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
Oct 167°F47°F91°F 202331°F 200333%0%
Oct 266°F46°F89°F 202325°F 200333%0%
Oct 366°F46°F88°F 202534°F 199933%0%
Oct 465°F45°F91°F 202532°F 199933%0%
Oct 565°F45°F89°F 201132°F 201433%0%
Oct 664°F44°F85°F 200730°F 200133%0%
Oct 764°F44°F88°F 200325°F 201232%0%
Oct 863°F43°F88°F 201029°F 200032%0%
Oct 963°F43°F85°F 201125°F 200032%0%
Oct 1062°F43°F82°F 202425°F 200932%0%
Oct 1162°F42°F86°F 201528°F 200632%0%
Oct 1261°F42°F78°F 200824°F 200632%0%
Oct 1361°F41°F79°F 200025°F 200931%0%
Oct 1460°F41°F72°F 200530°F 200631%1%
Oct 1560°F40°F70°F 201626°F 200631%1%
Oct 1659°F40°F73°F 201426°F 200231%1%
Oct 1759°F40°F74°F 201628°F 201530%1%
Oct 1858°F39°F79°F 200524°F 202230%1%
Oct 1957°F39°F86°F 200025°F 202030%1%
Oct 2057°F38°F83°F 202425°F 199929%1%
Oct 2156°F38°F87°F 202426°F 201829%1%
Oct 2256°F38°F79°F 202224°F 201329%1%
Oct 2355°F37°F79°F 202224°F 202028%1%
Oct 2455°F37°F72°F 202222°F 202028%1%
Oct 2554°F36°F68°F 199926°F 201328%1%
Oct 2654°F36°F69°F 200018°F 202027%1%
Oct 2753°F36°F74°F 199913°F 202027%2%
Oct 2853°F35°F77°F 202424°F 200827%2%
Oct 2952°F35°F81°F 202425°F 201926%2%
Oct 3052°F34°F76°F 202421°F 202326%2%
Oct 3151°F34°F72°F 200020°F 200625%2%

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).

October 1
sunrise 7:12 AM, sunset 6:54 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:50 AM, sunset 6:04 PM

Every day of October: 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.