Glencoe, Minnesota Weather
Glencoe, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Glencoe, McLeod County.
Full aviation weather for Glencoe is published on the Glencoe Municipal Airport (KGYL) page, 6 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 Glencoe 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 Glencoe: Hutchinson Municipal Butler Field (KHCD) 21 km · Winsted Municipal Airport (K10D) 22 km · Le Sueur Municipal Airport (K12Y) 41 km · Litchfield Municipal Airport (KLJF) 46 km · Buffalo Municipal Airport (KCFE) 50 km
Conditions reported at KGYL describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Glencoe specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Glencoe, Minnesota
Glencoe lies in a landscape that hums with the quiet persistence of prairie and the gentle grace of rolling terrain. It lies 27.0 miles west of Chaska, MN (from Chaska, MN: bearing 267°T), and is situated 9.6 miles south-west of Lester Prairie. Here, the sky stretches wide, a vast canvas where clouds drift like slow-moving thoughts, their shadows painting fleeting patterns across fields of ripening corn and soybeans. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a clean, crisp scent, a blend of damp earth and the distant perfume of wildflowers. Drainage ditches, lined with cattails and whispering reeds, snake through the land, remnants of a time when water shaped the contours more dramatically, guiding the eye towards the horizon where the earth meets the boundless blue. The roots of Glencoe are deeply entwined with the rich agricultural heritage of McLeod County, a legacy that continues to define its economic pulse. Generations have worked this fertile soil, their efforts yielding the bounty that sustains the region. Beyond the fields, Glencoe has cultivated a distinctive character, a blend of small-town camaraderie and a quiet industry that underpins its daily life. The presence of Hutchinson Creek, a modest waterway, offers a subtle counterpoint to the open expanses, its banks a verdant promise in the heart of the plains, a place where the land breathes a little deeper.
Live animated radar for Glencoe 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 | Glencoe, McLeod County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44.769129°N, 94.151642°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 55336 |
| Area Code | 612, 952 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Glencoe, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Glencoe, 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 Glencoe includes coordinates 44.769129°N, 94.151642°W, situated in McLeod County. ZIP code 55336. 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.
