Bigelow, Minnesota Weather
Bigelow, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bigelow, Nobles County.
Full aviation weather for Bigelow is published on the Sibley Municipal Airport (KISB) page, 16 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 Bigelow 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 Bigelow: Worthington Municipal Airport (KOTG) 19 km · Sheldon Regional Airport (KSHL) 35 km · Rock Rapids Municipal Airport (KRRQ) 40 km · Quentin Aanenson Airfield - Luverne Municipal Airport (KLYV) 44 km · Spirit Lake Municipal Airport (K0F3) 46 km
Conditions reported at KISB describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Bigelow specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Bigelow.
About Bigelow, Minnesota
Bigelow sleeps under a sky that stretches, a vast, uninterrupted canvas of blue, punctuated by the slow drift of clouds across the prairie. It lies 50.7 miles east of Sioux Falls, SD (from Sioux Falls, SD: bearing 93°T), and is situated 9.2 miles south-south-west of Worthington. The land itself is a gentle swell, a sea of green and gold in the warmer months, a stark, wind-scoured expanse in winter, where fields of corn and soybeans ripple like waves towards horizons that seem to recede with every passing mile. The air here carries the scent of turned earth and the distant hum of machinery, a constant, low-frequency thrum that speaks of the land’s enduring generosity. Sunlight, when it breaks through, lays broad, warm stripes across the fields, and in the quiet evenings, the light deepens to a rich amber, painting the silos and farmhouses in hues of honey and rust. This is a place where the past is not a distant echo, but a tangible presence, intertwined with the present through the persistent agricultural heart of Nobles County. Bigelow's story is etched into the very soil, a narrative of farmers who, generations ago, sought fertile ground and found it here, their resilience mirroring the stubborn strength of the prairie grasses. The local economy, a quiet engine of harvest and husbandry, continues to thrive on the bounty of the surrounding farmland, a testament to the enduring partnership between people and the earth. While grand monuments are absent, the true landmarks are the silos that pierce the sky, the weathered barns that stand sentinel, and the quiet dignity of a community that understands the profound value of a good harvest and the steadfast rhythm of the seasons.
Live animated radar for Bigelow 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 | Bigelow, Nobles County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 43.505243°N, 95.690014°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56117 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bigelow, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bigelow, 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 Bigelow includes coordinates 43.505243°N, 95.690014°W, situated in Nobles County. ZIP code 56117. 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.
