Gaylord, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Gaylord, Sibley County.
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Gaylord, a quiet sentinel in the heart of Sibley County, unfurls itself across a landscape of gentle, rolling terrain, a verdant quilt stitched with fields of gold and emerald. It lies 29.0 miles north-north-west of Mankato, MN (from Mankato, MN: bearing 338°T), and is situated 7.9 miles west-south-west of Arlington. The air here, particularly in the hazy warmth of late summer, carries the sweet, earthy perfume of ripening corn and the distant, contented lowing of cattle. Open skies stretch in an almost unbroken expanse, their vastness a constant reminder of the surrounding prairie’s enduring spirit, broken only by the occasional stand of stately oak or the skeletal grace of wind turbines turning their slow, deliberate dances against the horizon. The very land seems to breathe a slow, steady rhythm, a quietude that settles deep into the bones of anyone who lingers. The history of Gaylord is a narrative of tenacious settlement, its roots entwined with the rich agricultural promise of this fertile land. German immigrants, drawn by the prospect of owning their own plots, began to shape this place in the mid-19th century, their legacy still evident in the sturdy, time-worn architecture that graces the downtown streets and the enduring faith communities that form the bedrock of local life. The economy, then as now, is largely agrarian, the bounty of the fields feeding both local families and distant markets, a continuous cycle of sowing and harvest. Yet, Gaylord is not solely defined by its agricultural heritage; a quiet industriousness hums beneath the surface, with small businesses and manufacturing enterprises contributing to the town's steady, unpretentious prosperity, a testament to the enduring resilience of its people.
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| Location | Gaylord, Sibley County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44.55302°N, 94.220531°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 55334 |
| Area Code | 612, 952 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Gaylord, 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 Gaylord includes coordinates 44.553020°N, 94.220531°W, situated in Sibley County. ZIP code 55334. 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.