Ellsworth, Minnesota Weather
Ellsworth, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Ellsworth, Nobles County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Ellsworth.
About Ellsworth, Minnesota
Ellsworth rises from the broad, cultivated plains of southwestern Minnesota, a place where the horizon seems to stretch into forever, broken only by the stoic silhouettes of grain elevators and the distant, low hum of agricultural machinery. It lies 34.2 miles east of Sioux Falls, SD (from Sioux Falls, SD: bearing 93°T), and is situated 9.1 miles south-south-west of Adrian. The land itself is a study in patient resilience, a canvas of rich, dark soil etched with the straight lines of corn and soybean fields, punctuated by the occasional cluster of wind-battered trees that offer scant shelter from the vast, open sky. Here, the air, especially in the late afternoon as the sun begins its slow descent, carries the dry, earthy scent of harvested crops and the faintest whisper of dust kicked up by passing trucks, a palpable testament to the elemental forces that shape this landscape. The character of Ellsworth is carved by this immensity, by the quiet determination of those who coax life from such fertile, yet exposed, ground. The history of Ellsworth is deeply entwined with the agricultural backbone of this region, a story of pioneers drawn by the promise of fertile prairie land and the relentless pursuit of the American dream. Early settlers, many of them of Dutch heritage, established a community built on hard work and shared faith, their traditions still subtly echoed in the sturdy architecture and the close-knit social fabric of the town. The local economy remains steadfastly rooted in farming, with grain elevators standing as proud sentinels of the harvest, processing the bounty that flows from the surrounding fields. While not a place of grand pronouncements or bustling tourism, Ellsworth possesses a distinctive quietude, a rhythm dictated by the seasons and the land, where the simple act of watching a hawk circle lazily overhead can feel like a profound event.
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| Location | Ellsworth, Nobles County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 43.518023°N, 96.018356°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56129 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ellsworth, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ellsworth, 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 Ellsworth includes coordinates 43.518023°N, 96.018356°W, situated in Nobles County. ZIP code 56129. 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.
