Balaton, Minnesota Weather
Balaton, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Balaton, Lyon County.
Full aviation weather for Balaton is published on the Tracy Municipal Airport (KTKC) page, 21 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. 5 airfields within reach of Balaton 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 Balaton: Tyler Municipal Airport (K63Y) 23 km · Southwest Minnesota Regional Airport - Marshall/Ryan Field (KMML) 24 km · Slayton Municipal Airport (KDVP) 28 km · Pipestone Municipal Airport (KPQN) 44 km
Conditions reported at KTKC describe the airfield itself. Weather 21 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Balaton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Balaton.
About Balaton, Minnesota
Balaton, Minnesota, unfolds across a gently rolling prairie landscape, where the horizon seems to stretch into an infinite, pale blue canvas. It lies 60.8 miles west of Brown, MN (from Brown, MN: bearing 271°T), and is situated 15.3 miles south-south-west of Marshall. The land here is a subtle tapestry of cultivated fields, their greens and golds shifting with the seasons, interspersed with pockets of native grasses that whisper secrets on the breeze. The air, particularly in the late afternoon, carries a clean, crisp scent, tinged with the earthy aroma of soil and the distant promise of rain. The sky above Balaton is a dominant presence, vast and ever-changing, capable of holding both the brilliant clarity of a summer day and the dramatic, bruised hues of an approaching storm. The history of Balaton is deeply rooted in the agricultural pulse of southwestern Minnesota, a place where farming has long been the lifeblood. Its economy, shaped by the fertile soil, relies on the bounty of corn and soybeans that stretch across the surrounding countryside, feeding the nation’s appetite. A notable feature is the presence of nearby lakes, their cool waters offering a welcome respite during the warmer months and hinting at a geological past shaped by glacial forces. Life in Balaton moves with a quiet deliberation, a cadence dictated by the cycles of nature and the enduring spirit of its inhabitants, who have cultivated a distinct character born from resilience and a deep connection to the land.
Live animated radar for Balaton 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Balaton, Lyon County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44.233296°N, 95.872242°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56115 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Balaton, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Balaton, 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 Balaton includes coordinates 44.233296°N, 95.872242°W, situated in Lyon County. ZIP code 56115. 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.
