Eagle Lake, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Eagle Lake, Blue Earth County.
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Eagle Lake rests in a landscape of gentle prairie swells, where the sky feels vast and the horizon stretches with an almost boundless promise. It lies 5.9 miles east of Mankato, MN (from Mankato, MN: bearing 89°T), and is situated 7.6 miles east of North Mankato. The land here is a generous canvas of cultivated fields, a patchwork quilt of corn and soybeans that softens into the blue-green haze of distant trees. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the faint, sweet scent of drying grasses and the earthy perfume of turned soil, a subtle testament to the year-round cycle of growth and harvest. The lake itself, a modest but inviting body of water, mirrors the shifting moods of the sky, its surface occasionally rippled by a breeze that whispers secrets from the open country. The history of Eagle Lake is deeply entwined with the agricultural heart of Blue Earth County, a place where generations have coaxed sustenance from the rich, dark loam. Early settlers were drawn to this fertile ground, establishing farms that continue to form the bedrock of the local economy. The rhythm of life in Eagle Lake often follows the agricultural calendar, a steady beat of planting, tending, and gathering, punctuated by the quiet hum of tractors in the fields and the friendly greetings exchanged at the local general store. While not a place of grand historical monuments, its distinction lies in this enduring connection to the land, a quiet resilience reflected in the sturdy farmhouses and the unpretentious pride of its residents.
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| Location | Eagle Lake, Blue Earth County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44.164967°N, 93.881342°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56024 |
| 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 Eagle Lake, 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 Eagle Lake includes coordinates 44.164967°N, 93.881342°W, situated in Blue Earth County. ZIP code 56024. 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.