Ely, Minnesota Weather
Ely, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Ely, St. Louis County.
Full aviation weather for Ely is published on the Ely Municipal Airport (KELO) page, 9 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. 2 airfields within reach of Ely 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 Ely: Tower Municipal Airport (K12D) 33 km
Conditions reported at KELO describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ely specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Ely.
About Ely, Minnesota
Ely is a place where the scent of pine needles and damp earth hangs perpetually in the air. It lies 78.2 miles north of Duluth, MN (from Duluth, MN: bearing 8°T), and is situated 13.9 miles north-north-east of Babbitt. The town is cradled by a vast expanse of boreal forest, a sea of dark green spruce and fir broken only by the shimmering blues and blacks of countless lakes and the occasional granite outcrop. The terrain here is a rugged, ancient landscape, sculpted by glaciers into a topography of rolling hills, steep escarpments, and deep, water-filled basins. Even in the heart of summer, the air carries a crispness, a reminder of the powerful northern winters, and the quality of light, especially in the late afternoon, softens the edges of the world, casting long, ethereal shadows that seem to deepen the mysteries of the surrounding wilderness. The history of Ely is inextricably linked to the iron ore that lay buried beneath its rugged surface, a wealth that drew miners and their families to this remote corner of the Iron Range. The echoes of that industrial past, though less dominant now, still resonate in the town's character, a blend of hardy self-reliance and a deep respect for the natural world that surrounds it. Today, while mining still plays a role, Ely has found a new identity as a gateway to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, a world-renowned sanctuary of pristine lakes and forests. This shift has fostered a vibrant local economy built on tourism, outfitting, and a genuine appreciation for the outdoor pursuits that draw visitors from across the globe, creating a unique cultural rhythm that balances the quiet solitude of the wilderness with the friendly buzz of a community sustained by its natural bounty.
Live animated radar for Ely 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 | Ely, St. Louis County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 47.903237°N, 91.867087°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 55731 |
| Area Code | 218 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ely, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ely, 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 Ely includes coordinates 47.903237°N, 91.867087°W, situated in St. Louis County. ZIP code 55731. Telephone area code: 218. 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.
