Good Thunder, Minnesota Weather
Good Thunder, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Good Thunder, Blue Earth County.
Full aviation weather for Good Thunder is published on the Mankato Regional Airport (KMKT) page, 27 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 Good Thunder 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 Good Thunder: Wells Municipal Airport (K68Y) 37 km · St James Municipal Airport (KJYG) 39 km · Waseca Municipal Airport (KACQ) 42 km · Blue Earth Municipal Airport (KSBU) 46 km · Fairmont Municipal Airport (KFRM) 49 km
Conditions reported at KMKT describe the airfield itself. Weather 27 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Good Thunder specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Good Thunder.
About Good Thunder, Minnesota
Good Thunder lies where the broad, fertile plains of southern Minnesota begin to gently roll, a landscape defined by the generous sweep of agriculture under an immense, ever-changing sky. It lies 11.5 miles south-south-west of Mankato, MN (from Mankato, MN: bearing 197°T), and is situated 7.6 miles north-west of Mapleton. The land here is a study in soft contours, where fields of corn and soybeans stretch to horizons that seem to breathe with the coming and going of weather. The Blue Earth River, a ribbon of muted silver for much of the year, weaves through this terrain, its presence a quiet murmur in the background of the local soundscape, a contrast to the more boisterous winds that sweep unimpeded across the open country. Even the air seems to carry a certain stillness, a profound quietude that settles deep, punctuated only by the distant hum of a tractor or the cry of a hawk circling high above. The story of Good Thunder is written in the soil, a history deeply entwined with the bounty of the land and the resilience of those who cultivated it. Originally settled by pioneers drawn to the rich prairie loam, the area quickly established itself as a hub for agricultural enterprise, a tradition that continues to define its economic heartbeat today. While no grand monuments mark its past, the enduring presence of family farms and the close-knit nature of its residents speak to a heritage of hard work and mutual reliance. The local general store, a fixture of commerce and community gathering, still offers a glimpse into a simpler time, where neighbors exchange news and necessities, fostering a sense of continuity that is as palpable as the rich, dark earth itself.
Live animated radar for Good Thunder 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 | Good Thunder, Blue Earth County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44.004686°N, 94.065788°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56037 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Good Thunder, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Good Thunder, 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 Good Thunder includes coordinates 44.004686°N, 94.065788°W, situated in Blue Earth County. ZIP code 56037. 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.
