Dunnell, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Dunnell, Martin County.
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Dunnell rests upon a landscape shaped by the patient hand of glaciers, where the land rolls gently, a subtle topography giving way to the wide, open skies of southern Minnesota. It lies 46.7 miles south of Brown, MN (from Brown, MN: bearing 188°T), and is situated 6.8 miles south-south-west of Sherburn. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch to the horizon, their green and gold hues shifting with the passing sun, a rich quilt stitched across the earth. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries the clean scent of tilled soil and distant hay, a fragrance that clings to the sparse trees lining the country roads. In the quiet of the evening, the silence is broken only by the low hum of insects and the occasional distant call of a farmer heading in from the fields, a sound that seems to echo the vastness of the surrounding prairie. The history of Dunnell is deeply entwined with the fertile soil that surrounds it, a legacy of homesteaders and agricultural ambition. For generations, the economy of Dunnell has been anchored in the bounty of its farms, the steady rhythm of planting and harvest dictating the pulse of daily life. The nearby lakes, jewels reflecting the sky, draw in summer visitors seeking a respite from the heat, their shores offering moments of quiet contemplation. While not a place of grand monuments, Dunnell holds its history in the weathered barns and the enduring spirit of its people, a quiet resilience born from a life lived in close communion with the land.
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| Location | Dunnell, Martin County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 43.559401°N, 94.774428°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56127 |
| 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 Dunnell, 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 Dunnell includes coordinates 43.559401°N, 94.774428°W, situated in Martin County. ZIP code 56127. 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.