Alma City, Minnesota Weather
Alma City, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Alma City, Waseca County.
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About Alma City, Minnesota
Alma City rests in the broad, fertile embrace of southern Minnesota's agricultural heartland. It lies 16.6 miles south-east of Mankato, MN (from Mankato, MN: bearing 126°T), and is situated 6.5 miles south of Janesville. The land here is a study in patient, rolling geometry, a quilt of fields that stretch towards horizons softened by the distant murmur of wind through corn stalks. Sunlight, when it breaks through, falls with a clean, almost crystalline quality, illuminating the rich loam and the occasional stand of trees that punctuate the landscape like thoughtful pauses in a long sentence. The air itself carries a scent of turned earth, of growing things, and the faint, sweet perfume of summer blossoms, a gentle breath across the open prairie. The story of Alma City is deeply rooted in the cultivation of this generous soil, a legacy passed down through generations of farmers who understood the rhythms of the land. Its economy, then as now, is inextricably tied to the bounty of the fields, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels to the ceaseless cycle of planting and harvest. The community, though small, possesses a sturdy character, a quiet resilience forged by its agricultural heritage and the shared experience of prairie life. Little of grand architecture marks Alma City, but the simple, honest lines of its farmsteads and the enduring presence of its church steeple against the vast Minnesota sky speak volumes of its enduring spirit.
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| Location | Alma City, Waseca County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44.022468°N, 93.728004°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56048, 56017 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Alma City, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Alma City, 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 Alma City includes coordinates 44.022468°N, 93.728004°W, situated in Waseca County. ZIP code 56048, 56017. 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.
