Coates, Minnesota Weather
Coates, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Coates, Dakota County.
Full aviation weather for Coates is published on the South St Paul Municipal Airport/Richard E Fleming Field (KSGS) page, 16 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 Coates 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 Coates: Airlake Airport (KLVN) 18 km · Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (KMSP) 23 km · Saint Paul Downtown Holman Field (KSTP) 24 km · Stanton Airfield (KSYN) 27 km · Flying Cloud Airport (KFCM) 36 km
Conditions reported at KSGS describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Coates specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Coates.
About Coates, Minnesota
Coates rests in Dakota County, a place where the land gently rolls toward the broad, slow-moving Minnesota River. It lies 4.7 miles east-south-east of Rosemount, MN (from Rosemount, MN: bearing 109°T), and is situated 8.8 miles south-east of Eagan. The terrain here is a subtle mosaic of cultivated fields and scattered woodlands, the sky a vast, ever-present dome that shifts from the pale, washed-out blue of midday to the deep, bruised purples of an approaching twilight. The air carries the scent of turned earth and, in the warmer months, the sweet, heavy perfume of ripening corn. Even the buildings seem to stoop a little, their weathered facades absorbing the sun and the long, quiet shadows of the afternoon. The history of Coates is intertwined with the agricultural bounty of the surrounding countryside, a legacy of farming that still forms the backbone of its local economy. For generations, families here have worked the fertile soil, their lives marked by the predictable cycles of planting and harvest. While the days may unfold with a quiet deliberation, the echoes of earlier endeavors can be felt in the sturdy, no-nonsense architecture that speaks of pragmatism and resilience. This is a place where the land is not just a backdrop but an active participant in the lives of its inhabitants, shaping their routines and their enduring connection to the earth.
Live animated radar for Coates 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 | Coates, Dakota County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44.717189°N, 93.034658°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 55068 |
| Area Code | 612, 952 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Coates, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Coates, 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 Coates includes coordinates 44.717189°N, 93.034658°W, situated in Dakota County. ZIP code 55068. 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.
