Ceylon, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Ceylon, Martin County.
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Ceylon rests in the wide embrace of southern Minnesota's agricultural heartland, a place where the land itself seems to exhale a quiet contentment. It lies 48.1 miles south of Brown, MN (from Brown, MN: bearing 179°T), and is situated 9.5 miles south-south-east of Sherburn. The terrain unfurls in gentle swells, a vast quilt of cultivated fields stitched with the deep greens of corn and the golden hues of soybeans that stretch to horizons that feel impossibly distant. A scattering of mature oaks and maples, remnants of older woodlands, punctuate the open expanse, their leaves whispering secrets to the prairie wind that sweeps across the landscape. The air here, especially as dusk begins to soften the sharp edges of the day, carries the earthy perfume of turned soil and the faint, sweet scent of ripening grain, a sensory prelude to the star-dusted canvas that will soon unfurl above. The story of Ceylon is one of resilience and adaptation, a narrative woven from the sturdy threads of farming and the industrious spirit of its people. Founded in an era when the railroad was king, Ceylon's early lifeblood flowed from the grain elevators that once stood sentinel, their silos echoing with the bounty of the surrounding farms. Though the iron horse no longer thunders through, the agricultural roots remain deep, the local economy still tethered to the fertile soil that yields its generous harvest. Today, the rhythm of life in Ceylon is dictated by the seasons, a steady, unhurried pulse that beats in time with the planting and the reaping, a quiet testament to the enduring power of the land and the community that calls it home.
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| Location | Ceylon, Martin County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 43.533567°N, 94.631646°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56121 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ceylon, 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 Ceylon includes coordinates 43.533567°N, 94.631646°W, situated in Martin County. ZIP code 56121. 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.