Brown, Minnesota Weather
Brown, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Brown, Brown County.
Full aviation weather for Brown is published on the New Ulm Municipal Airport (KULM) page, 15 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 Brown 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 Brown: St James Municipal Airport (KJYG) 28 km · Springfield Municipal Airport (KD42) 28 km · Redwood Falls Municipal Airport (KRWF) 50 km · Windom Municipal Airport (KMWM) 51 km · Mankato Regional Airport (KMKT) 58 km
Conditions reported at KULM describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Brown specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Brown.
About Brown, Minnesota
Brown rests in a landscape where the earth seems to exhale long, gentle breaths across the farmland. It lies 32.3 miles west of Mankato, MN (from Mankato, MN: bearing 278°T), and is situated 6.1 miles south-east of Sleepy Eye. The terrain here is a study in subtle contours, a tapestry of rolling fields that catch the wind and carry the scent of freshly turned soil. In the distance, the sky often stretches wide and pale, an expansive canvas where clouds drift with a leisurely, unhurried grace. The air, especially as twilight deepens, holds a cool, clean quality, hinting at the vast, open spaces that define this part of the country and lending a quiet dignity to the scattered farmsteads and the modest clusters of homes that make up Brown. The history of Brown is etched into its agricultural roots, a story of pioneers who shaped the land for cultivation and sustenance. This region has long been a breadbasket, its economy deeply intertwined with the yield of its fertile soil, producing corn and soybeans that travel far beyond these horizons. While the agricultural pulse remains strong, a quiet industriousness also finds its place, with small businesses contributing to the local character. There are no grand monuments here, but rather a quiet testament to enduring work and community spirit, a feeling that the rhythm of life in Brown has been shaped by the seasons and the steady, dependable work of its people.
Live animated radar for Brown 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 | Brown, Brown County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44.229438°N, 94.645035°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56085, 56073 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Brown, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Brown, 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 Brown includes coordinates 44.229438°N, 94.645035°W, situated in Brown County. ZIP code 56085, 56073. 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.
