Alden, Minnesota Weather
Alden, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Alden, Freeborn County.
Full aviation weather for Alden is published on the Albert Lea Municipal Airport (KAEL) page, 17 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 6 airfields within reach of Alden have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Alden: Wells Municipal Airport (K68Y) 18 km · Lake Mills Municipal Airport (K0Y6) 29 km · Blue Earth Municipal Airport (KSBU) 42 km · Waseca Municipal Airport (KACQ) 45 km · Forest City Municipal Airport (KFXY) 49 km
Conditions reported at KAEL describe the airfield itself. Weather 17 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Alden specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Alden.
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.
Live animated radar for Alden and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
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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 | September 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, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. 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. 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.
