Frontenac, Minnesota Weather
Frontenac, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Frontenac, Goodhue County.
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About Frontenac, Minnesota
Frontenac rests on the western bluffs overlooking the vast, shimmering expanse of Lake Pepin, a wide and generous bend in the Mississippi River. It lies 27.8 miles south-west of Dunn, WI (from Dunn, WI: bearing 229°T), and is situated 9.4 miles east-south-east of Red Wing. The land here rises in a series of gentle, wooded slopes, interspersed with fields that catch the prairie light. Old oaks, gnarled and enduring, stand sentinel along the bluff tops, their leaves rustling with secrets carried on the wind. Below, the lake itself stretches out, a blue mirror reflecting the ever-changing sky, its surface occasionally broken by the wake of a passing barge or the plop of a jumping fish. The air carries the clean scent of water and pine, a palpable stillness that settles over the landscape, broken only by the distant hum of traffic or the cry of a gull. The history of Frontenac is etched into the very bones of the place, a story woven from the threads of early settlement and the bounty of the Mississippi. This was land once traversed by Native American tribes, their presence a whisper in the rustling leaves, before European settlers arrived, drawn by the fertile soil and the promise of the river. The local economy, for a long time, was tied to the river's commerce and the rich agricultural lands that surround Frontenac. Today, while farming remains a quiet hum in the background, the town draws visitors who appreciate its serene beauty and the charming, historic homes that dot its landscape, a testament to generations who have found their home along this magnificent stretch of the river.
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| Location | Frontenac, Goodhue County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44.511079°N, 92.356571°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 55026 |
| Area Code | 612, 952 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Frontenac, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Frontenac, 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 Frontenac includes coordinates 44.511079°N, 92.356571°W, situated in Goodhue County. ZIP code 55026. 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. 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.
