Glenville, Minnesota Weather
Glenville, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Glenville, Freeborn County.
Full aviation weather for Glenville is published on the Albert Lea Municipal Airport (KAEL) page, 14 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 Glenville 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 Glenville: Lake Mills Municipal Airport (K0Y6) 26 km · Austin Municipal Airport (KAUM) 30 km · Wells Municipal Airport (K68Y) 44 km · Mason City Municipal Airport (KMCW) 46 km · Forest City Municipal Airport (KFXY) 47 km
Conditions reported at KAEL describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Glenville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Glenville.
About Glenville, Minnesota
Glenville lies in the embrace of Freeborn County's rolling terrain, a place where the broad, open sky seems to stretch infinitely above. It lies 16.7 miles west-south-west of Austin, MN (from Austin, MN: bearing 247°T), and is situated 6.8 miles south-east of Albert Lea. The landscape here is a gentle, persistent swell of agricultural land, punctuated by the dark, rich furrows of tilled earth and the verdant expanse of pasture. Along the edges of fields, windbreaks of sturdy trees stand sentinel, their branches a haven for songbirds whose melodies carry on the clean, crisp air, especially potent in the late afternoon light that softens the horizon to a hazy gold. The very character of Glenville is one of quiet resilience, a place grounded in the cyclical rhythm of the seasons and the enduring strength of the land. The history of Glenville is as deeply rooted as the prairie grass that once dominated this region, a testament to the pioneering spirit that shaped this corner of the Midwest. Its economy has long been tethered to the bounty of the soil, with agriculture forming the bedrock of its livelihood, a tradition carried forward by generations of farmers who understand the nuances of this fertile ground. While the whispers of its past echo in the sturdy, unpretentious architecture, Glenville continues to forge its identity, a small community woven into the broader tapestry of rural Minnesota life, a place where the enduring values of hard work and neighborly connection still hold sway.
Live animated radar for Glenville 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 | Glenville, Freeborn County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 43.572457°N, 93.281318°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56036 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Glenville, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Glenville, 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 Glenville includes coordinates 43.572457°N, 93.281318°W, situated in Freeborn County. ZIP code 56036. Telephone area code: 320. 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.
