Buffalo Lake, Minnesota Weather
Buffalo Lake, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Buffalo Lake, Renville County.
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About Buffalo Lake, Minnesota
Buffalo Lake, Minnesota, unfolds as a serene expanse, a gentle ripple in the prairie's vast fabric. It lies 35.1 miles north of Brown, MN (from Brown, MN: bearing 2°T), and is situated 4.9 miles east of Hector. The landscape here is a study in subtle transitions, where the flat, broad fields of corn and soybeans give way to the shimmering, almost liquid presence of the lake itself. During the long, slow evenings of summer, the water can become a mirror, reflecting the bruised purples and fiery oranges of a sky that seems to stretch infinitely overhead. Stands of cottonwood and willow, their leaves a vibrant, almost electric green in the sunlight, fringe the shore, offering a cool, dappled shade that contrasts with the open, sun-baked fields that dominate the horizon. The air, especially after a rain, carries a clean, earthy scent, a perfume of damp soil and growing things. The history of Buffalo Lake is deeply entwined with the agricultural heartland of this region, a story of hard work and resilience written in the fertile soil. For generations, this land has sustained families through the cultivation of its bounty, the economy here breathing in time with the seasons of planting and harvest. The presence of the lake itself has always been a focal point, a place for both practical sustenance and quiet contemplation, its waters offering a cool respite from the summer heat and a quiet beauty that has drawn people to its shores. Though the farming remains central, a quiet sense of community endures, a shared understanding forged by the shared challenges and simple joys of life in Buffalo Lake.
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| Location | Buffalo Lake, Renville County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44.737184°N, 94.616933°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 55314 |
| Area Code | 612, 952 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Buffalo Lake, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Buffalo 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 Buffalo Lake includes coordinates 44.737184°N, 94.616933°W, situated in Renville County. ZIP code 55314. Telephone area code: 612, 952. 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.
