Butterfield, Minnesota Weather
Butterfield, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Butterfield, Watonwan County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Butterfield.
About Butterfield, Minnesota
Butterfield unfolds across the broad, forgiving contours of southern Minnesota, where the land itself seems to sigh with the immense, open sky. It lies 20.2 miles south-south-west of Brown, MN (from Brown, MN: bearing 202°T), and is situated 8.5 miles west-south-west of St. James. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch to the horizon, their ordered rows a testament to the agricultural heart of this place, interrupted only by the occasional cluster of sturdy oaks or the shimmering ribbon of a drainage ditch. The air here carries the clean, crisp scent of growing things, particularly potent in the late afternoon when the sun begins its slow descent, painting the western sky in hues of bruised lavender and pale apricot. The quiet is profound, broken only by the distant hum of a tractor or the cheerful chatter of swallows darting through the vast expanse. The history of Butterfield is deeply entwined with the fertile soil and the relentless spirit of its early settlers, many of whom arrived with dreams of tilling this rich earth. The local economy, still largely agrarian, thrives on the bounty of the land, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels against the sky, their hulking forms a familiar part of the landscape. Life in Butterfield moves at a pace dictated by the seasons and the cycles of the crops, a rhythm that has endured for generations, fostering a strong sense of community and shared endeavor. One might notice the sturdy, unpretentious architecture of the older homes, their clapboard siding weathered by countless Minnesota winters and summers, each one whispering stories of families who have called this place home.
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| Location | Butterfield, Watonwan County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 43.95829°N, 94.794704°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56120 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Butterfield, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Butterfield, 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 Butterfield includes coordinates 43.958290°N, 94.794704°W, situated in Watonwan County. ZIP code 56120. 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. 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.
