Dawson, Minnesota Weather
Dawson, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Dawson, Lac qui Parle County.
Full aviation weather for Dawson is published on the Lac Qui Parle County Airport (KDXX) page, 11 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 Dawson 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 Dawson: Montevideo Chippewa County Airport (KMVE) 27 km · Myers Field Airport (KCNB) 28 km · Appleton Municipal Airport (KAQP) 33 km · Granite Falls Municipal Airport / Lenzen-Roe Memorial Field (KGDB) 44 km · Ortonville Municipal Airport/Martinson Field (KVVV) 51 km
Conditions reported at KDXX describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Dawson specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Dawson.
About Dawson, Minnesota
Dawson rests against a broad sweep of prairie land, where the horizon feels as infinite as an unwritten page. It lies 84.7 miles north-west of Brown, MN (from Brown, MN: bearing 306°T), and is situated 8.7 miles south-east of Madison. The terrain here is a study in the gentle persistence of water shaping the earth; the land rolls with a subtle, almost hesitant rise and fall, hinting at the ancient glacial forces that smoothed and sculpted it. In the soft light of late afternoon, the cultivated fields, a patchwork of gold and green, seem to absorb the sun's last warmth, radiating a quiet contentment. The air itself carries the clean scent of turned soil and ripening grain, a fragrance that speaks of seasons and the honest labor they demand. This is a place where the past is not a distant echo but a living undercurrent, tied to the rich agricultural heritage of Lac qui Parle County. The early settlers, drawn by the promise of fertile ground, established Dawson as a hub for the surrounding farms, and that deep connection to the land remains the bedrock of its economy. The grain elevators, tall sentinels against the vast sky, are enduring symbols of this enduring industry, their presence a constant reminder of the bounty the prairie yields. While the pace of life in Dawson is unhurried, there's a palpable sense of community, a quiet understanding forged in shared experiences and the enduring rhythm of the agricultural year.
Live animated radar for Dawson 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.
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| Location | Dawson, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44.932738°N, 96.054481°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56232 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Dawson, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dawson, 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 Dawson includes coordinates 44.932738°N, 96.054481°W, situated in Lac qui Parle County. ZIP code 56232. 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. 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.
