Golden Valley, Minnesota Weather
Golden Valley, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Golden Valley, Hennepin County.
Full aviation weather for Golden Valley is published on the Crystal Airport (KMIC) 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. 4 airfields within reach of Golden Valley 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 Golden Valley: Anoka County-Blaine (Janes Field) Airport (KANE) 18 km · Buffalo Municipal Airport (KCFE) 42 km · Maple Lake Municipal Airport (KMGG) 56 km
Conditions reported at KMIC describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Golden Valley specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Golden Valley, Minnesota
Golden Valley unfurls across a landscape of gentle slopes and the occasional sharper rise, where the earth breathes in long, slow swells. It lies 3.6 miles north-north-east of St. Louis Park, MN (from St. Louis Park, MN: bearing 17°T), and is situated 4.6 miles west-north-west of Minneapolis. Mature trees, a mix of oak and maple, cast dappled shadows on lawns that spill towards quiet streets, their leaves rustling with a sound like whispered secrets. The air here, especially in the early morning, carries the clean scent of damp earth and the faint, sweet perfume of unseen wildflowers, a subtle fragrance that promises a day unfolding with a quiet grace. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, often falls in broad, golden shafts, lending the very name of Golden Valley a tangible, luminous quality that settles over the land. Waterways, small and meandering, thread through the terrain, their banks lined with reeds that sway like dancers in the breeze, reflecting the vast, ever-changing Minnesota sky. The story of Golden Valley is one of gradual transformation, from the rich agricultural lands that once defined its expanse to the vibrant, suburban mosaic it is today. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of fertile soil, laid the foundations for a community that valued hard work and neighborly connection. The local economy, once rooted in farming, has diversified, now encompassing a blend of retail, professional services, and a growing number of small businesses that contribute to the area's steady hum. While no single industry dominates, there's a palpable sense of individual enterprise, of people building their livelihoods with a quiet determination. The presence of well-regarded schools and accessible parks suggests a community that prioritizes family and well-being, fostering an environment where children can chase fireflies on summer evenings and where the rhythm of daily life feels both grounded and full of possibility.
Live animated radar for Golden Valley 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Golden Valley, Hennepin County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 45.009687°N, 93.349117°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 55422 |
| Area Code | 763 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Golden Valley, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Golden Valley, 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 Golden Valley includes coordinates 45.009687°N, 93.349117°W, situated in Hennepin County. ZIP code 55422. Telephone area code: 763. 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.
