Ash Lake, Minnesota Weather
Ash Lake, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Ash Lake, St. Louis County.
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About Ash Lake, Minnesota
Ash Lake lies cradled by the vast, rolling expanse of the Laurentian Divide, a landscape sculpted by ancient glaciers and the persistent whisper of boreal winds. It lies 106.1 miles north-north-west of Duluth, MN (from Duluth, MN: bearing 339°T), and is situated 34.8 miles south-east of International Falls. Here, the earth rises and falls in a gentle, wooded rhythm, cloaked in a dense tapestry of spruce, pine, and birch that spills down to the water's edge. The lake itself, a deep, cool jewel, mirrors the ever-shifting sky, its surface often broken only by the silent passage of a loon or the distant, rhythmic splash of a beaver's tail. The air here carries a clean, sharp scent of resin and damp earth, a constant reminder of the wildness that presses in from all sides, a quiet grandeur that settles over Ash Lake like a soft, persistent snow. The history of Ash Lake is intertwined with the logging booms and iron ore discoveries that shaped this corner of Minnesota. For generations, the timber industry provided a livelihood, its echoes still present in the weathered barns and the quiet strength of the older homes that dot the shoreline. The local economy now leans more towards the enduring appeal of the wilderness, with small outfitters catering to anglers and hunters drawn to the abundant game and pristine waters. There's a palpable sense of resilience in Ash Lake, a community that has adapted to the ebb and flow of industry, finding its enduring character in the deep woods and the clear, cold waters that define its very being.
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| Location | Ash Lake, St. Louis County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 48.218804°N, 92.915998°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 55771, 55711 |
| Area Code | 218 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ash Lake, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ash Lake, 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 Ash Lake includes coordinates 48.218804°N, 92.915998°W, situated in St. Louis County. ZIP code 55771, 55711. Telephone area code: 218. 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.
