Cottonwood, Minnesota Weather
Cottonwood, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Cottonwood, Lyon County.
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About Cottonwood, Minnesota
Cottonwood, Minnesota, is a place where the land itself seems to hum with a quiet resilience. It lies 57.2 miles west-north-west of Brown, MN (from Brown, MN: bearing 298°T), and is situated 12.5 miles north-north-east of Marshall. The terrain here is a gentle sweep of prairie, broken by the occasional cluster of trees that offer a welcome, if fleeting, shade under the vast, arching sky. Fields of gold and green stretch to the horizon, a patchwork quilt stitched by seasons and human hands, where the wind, a constant companion, whispers secrets through the stalks of corn and soybeans. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, earthy scent, mingling with the fainter, sweeter perfume of blooming wildflowers that stubbornly push through the soil. Life in Cottonwood moves at a steady, unhurried pace, mirroring the slow, deliberate turning of the earth. The history of Cottonwood is inextricably linked to the rich agricultural heritage of southwestern Minnesota, a story etched into the very structure of the landscape. It was the fertile soil and the promise of a life wrested from the land that drew early settlers, their hopes and dreams as boundless as the prairie itself. The local economy, still deeply rooted in farming, relies on the bounty of the surrounding fields, a continuous cycle of planting, nurturing, and harvesting. While no grand pronouncements or towering monuments mark its past, the enduring spirit of its people, their connection to the earth, and their quiet perseverance are the true landmarks of Cottonwood.
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| Location | Cottonwood, Lyon County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44.608846°N, 95.674187°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56229 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cottonwood, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cottonwood, 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 Cottonwood includes coordinates 44.608846°N, 95.674187°W, situated in Lyon County. ZIP code 56229. 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.
