Chaska, Minnesota Weather
Chaska, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Chaska, Carver County.
Full aviation weather for Chaska is published on the Flying Cloud Airport (KFCM) page, 12 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 Chaska 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 Chaska: Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (KMSP) 32 km · Airlake Airport (KLVN) 35 km · South St Paul Municipal Airport/Richard E Fleming Field (KSGS) 46 km · Saint Paul Downtown Holman Field (KSTP) 46 km · Le Sueur Municipal Airport (K12Y) 46 km
Conditions reported at KFCM describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Chaska specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Chaska, Minnesota
Chaska lies where the Minnesota River, a broad, slow-moving artery, curves through fertile plains, its banks occasionally softened by stands of cottonwood and the occasional willow. It lies 3.7 miles west of Shakopee, MN (from Shakopee, MN: bearing 261°T), and is situated 7.9 miles south-west of Eden Prairie. The land itself, a legacy of glacial melt, rolls with a gentle persistence, the fields of corn and soybeans stretching to horizons that seem to breathe with the vastness of the sky. In the summer, the air hangs thick and sweet with the scent of mown hay and the distant hum of tractors, a sound as constant as the flight of swallows darting across the wide, pale blue. The streets of Chaska, lined with mature oaks, offer a quiet respite, their shade a cool balm against the sun’s persistent gaze, and the evening light, when it comes, paints the western sky in hues of apricot and rose, a soft benediction on the day’s work. The story of Chaska is deeply entwined with the river and the land it nourishes, a place where agriculture has long dictated the rhythm of life. Early settlers, drawn by the rich prairie soil and the promise of a new beginning, established farms and a nascent economy that has, over time, broadened to include industry, particularly in the production of clay and related materials, a testament to the earth’s bounty. The historic downtown, a collection of brick buildings that have witnessed generations pass, still holds a certain charm, a quiet dignity that speaks of enduring roots. Today, Chaska balances its agricultural heritage with a modern outlook, a place where families find a comfortable pace, and the legacy of the land continues to shape its character, even as new chapters are written.
Live animated radar for Chaska 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 | Chaska, Carver County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44.789407°N, 93.602179°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 55318 |
| Area Code | 612, 952 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Chaska, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Chaska, 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 Chaska includes coordinates 44.789407°N, 93.602179°W, situated in Carver County. ZIP code 55318. 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. 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.
