Alden, Minnesota Weather
Alden, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Alden, Freeborn County.
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About Alden, Minnesota
Alden rests upon the broad, fertile canvas of southern Minnesota, a place where the land itself seems to exhale a quiet contentment. It lies 30.1 miles west of Austin, MN (from Austin, MN: bearing 271°T), and is situated 9.3 miles south-east of Wells. Rolling fields, stitched with the verdant threads of corn and soybeans, stretch towards horizons that promise an endless sky, particularly in the tender light of late afternoon when the sun dips low, bathing the landscape in a honeyed glow. The air here carries the clean, earthy scent of tilled soil and the distant murmur of agricultural machinery, a constant, gentle hum that underscores the prevailing tranquility. Alden’s character is one of unpretentious resilience, a community built on the bedrock of the prairie, its spirit as open and expansive as the land it inhabits. The history of Alden is deeply entwined with the cultivation of this rich earth, its founding driven by the promise of agricultural prosperity that the fertile Freeborn County soil offered to early settlers. The local economy continues to thrive on the bounty of the land, with farming remaining its steadfast heart, a legacy passed down through generations. While not a place of grand monuments, Alden possesses a quiet dignity, its modest streets and buildings reflecting a straightforward, hardworking ethos. The rhythm of life here moves with the seasons, a predictable cadence dictated by planting and harvest, a testament to the enduring connection between the people and the land that sustains them.
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| Location | Alden, Freeborn County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 43.670233°N, 93.576051°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56009 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Alden, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Alden, Minnesota, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Alden includes coordinates 43.670233°N, 93.576051°W, situated in Freeborn County. ZIP code 56009. Telephone area code: 320. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
