Gaylord, Minnesota Weather
Gaylord, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Gaylord, Sibley County.
Full aviation weather for Gaylord is published on the Glencoe Municipal Airport (KGYL) page, 25 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 Gaylord 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 Gaylord: Le Sueur Municipal Airport (K12Y) 27 km · New Ulm Municipal Airport (KULM) 34 km · Hutchinson Municipal Butler Field (KHCD) 36 km · Mankato Regional Airport (KMKT) 44 km · Winsted Municipal Airport (K10D) 46 km
Conditions reported at KGYL describe the airfield itself. Weather 25 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Gaylord specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Gaylord.
About Gaylord, Minnesota
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.
Live animated radar for Gaylord 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 | 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 | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Gaylord, Minnesota Weather Page
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, 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 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. 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.
