Butternut, Minnesota Weather
Butternut, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Butternut, Blue Earth County.
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About Butternut, Minnesota
Butternut rests in a broad, open expanse where the land begins its slow, deliberate roll toward the horizon. It lies 16.4 miles west of Mankato, MN (from Mankato, MN: bearing 264°T), and is situated 5.9 miles west-north-west of Lake Crystal. Rolling fields, stitched with the green of summer crops and the gold of autumn harvests, stretch out under a sky that seems impossibly vast, a canvas for clouds that drift like lazy thoughts. The air here carries the clean scent of turned earth and, in the late afternoon, a certain mellow warmth that softens the edges of the world. A quiet creek, its banks fringed with willows that bend and sway, threads through the landscape, a silver ribbon reflecting the ever-changing light. The roots of Butternut are planted deep in the fertile soil, an agricultural legacy passed down through generations who understood the land's generous spirit. For years, the rhythm of life here was dictated by the plow and the season, the local economy humming with the steady production of grain and livestock, a quiet testament to hard work and perseverance. Though change has brushed its way across the landscape, the distinctive character of Butternut remains, a place where the echoes of its past are felt in the enduring stoicism of its people and the persistent hum of its agricultural heart.
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| Location | Butternut, Blue Earth County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44.137741°N, 94.329131°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56055, 56619 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Butternut, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Butternut, 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 Butternut includes coordinates 44.137741°N, 94.329131°W, situated in Blue Earth County. ZIP code 56055, 56619. 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.
