Empire, Minnesota Weather
Empire, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Empire, Dakota County.
Full aviation weather for Empire is published on the Airlake Airport (KLVN) page, 17 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 Empire 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 Empire: Stanton Airfield (KSYN) 20 km · South St Paul Municipal Airport/Richard E Fleming Field (KSGS) 22 km · Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (KMSP) 30 km · Saint Paul Downtown Holman Field (KSTP) 31 km · Flying Cloud Airport (KFCM) 40 km
Conditions reported at KLVN describe the airfield itself. Weather 17 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Empire specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Empire.
About Empire, Minnesota
Empire lies in a gentle cradle of rolling hills, where the land softens and spreads into wide, fertile fields. It lies 7.8 miles south-east of Rosemount, MN (from Rosemount, MN: bearing 135°T), and is situated 6.5 miles east-north-east of Farmington. The sky here is an immense canvas, particularly at dusk, when the setting sun bleeds hues of apricot and rose across the horizon, casting long, languid shadows over the cultivated earth. The air carries the scent of turned soil and distant pine, a testament to the agricultural heart of this place, with scattered farmsteads punctuating the landscape like quiet thoughts. Creeks, small but persistent, meander through the terrain, their waters glinting with a shy, silver light as they make their way towards larger rivers, reflecting the vast, open sky above. The history of Empire is tied to the industrious spirit of those who first settled this fertile ground. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of rich farmland, established a community built on hard work and resilience, their legacy visible in the enduring farmsteads and the neatly ordered fields that stretch as far as the eye can see. The local economy, for generations, has been rooted in agriculture, with crops like corn and soybeans thriving under the sun and rain, their growth a quiet hum of productivity. While no grand monuments mark its past, the character of Empire is etched in the steady rhythm of the seasons and the enduring connection its people maintain with the land that sustains them.
Live animated radar for Empire 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Empire, Dakota County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44.659134°N, 93.014656°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 55024 |
| Area Code | 612, 952 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Empire, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Empire, 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 Empire includes coordinates 44.659134°N, 93.014656°W, situated in Dakota County. ZIP code 55024. Telephone area code: 612, 952. 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.
