Excelsior, Minnesota Weather
Excelsior, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Excelsior, Hennepin County.
Full aviation weather for Excelsior is published on the Flying Cloud Airport (KFCM) page, 12 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 Excelsior 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 Excelsior: Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (KMSP) 27 km · Saint Paul Downtown Holman Field (KSTP) 40 km · Airlake Airport (KLVN) 41 km · South St Paul Municipal Airport/Richard E Fleming Field (KSGS) 42 km · Le Sueur Municipal Airport (K12Y) 58 km
Conditions reported at KFCM describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Excelsior specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Excelsior, Minnesota
Excelsior rests on the western edge of Lake Minnetonka, a place where the land gently slopes towards the water, fringed by a generous canopy of deciduous trees that offer a dappled shade on summer afternoons. It lies 3.2 miles west-south-west of Minnetonka, MN (from Minnetonka, MN: bearing 257°T), and is situated 9.2 miles south-west of Plymouth. The air here often carries the faint, sweet scent of lake water and the richer, earthy perfume of well-tended gardens, a subtle invitation to linger. Streets wind with a natural, unforced grace, lined with homes that range from modest, clapboard cottages to more substantial residences, each possessing a quiet dignity. The immediate landscape is a gentle embrace of rolling terrain, sculpted by glacial retreat, where manicured lawns meet the wilder, more untamed edges of the nearby woodlands, creating a harmonious blend of order and nature. The spirit of Excelsior is inextricably linked to the grand, glittering expanse of Lake Minnetonka, a historic playground for generations of Minnesotans. This locale, once a crucial hub for steamboat traffic, now thrives on the tourism and recreation the lake provides, drawing visitors to its charming shops and eateries that spill onto the sidewalks, especially when the sun is high and the lake is alive with the glint of sails. The town's economy, while diversified, still finds its deepest roots in this aquatic heritage, with businesses catering to boaters and lakeside dwellers. There’s a palpable sense of continuity here, a feeling that the past, with its elegant Gilded Age summer resorts and lively transportation networks, has not entirely receded but continues to inform the present rhythm of life in Excelsior.
Live animated radar for Excelsior 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 | Excelsior, Hennepin County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44.903296°N, 93.566346°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 55331 |
| Area Code | 612, 952 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Excelsior, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Excelsior, 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 Excelsior includes coordinates 44.903296°N, 93.566346°W, situated in Hennepin County. ZIP code 55331. 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.
