Graceville, Minnesota Weather
Graceville, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Graceville, Big Stone County.
Full aviation weather for Graceville is published on the Wheaton Municipal Airport (KETH) 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 Graceville 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 Graceville: Ortonville Municipal Airport/Martinson Field (KVVV) 29 km · Morris Municipal Airport Charlie Schmidt Field (KMOX) 36 km · Milbank Municipal Airport (K1D1) 39 km · Sisseton Municipal Airport (K8D3) 45 km · Appleton Municipal Airport (KAQP) 51 km
Conditions reported at KETH describe the airfield itself. Weather 25 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Graceville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Graceville.
About Graceville, Minnesota
Graceville sprawls across a landscape shaped by the whisper of wind over vast, open fields. It lies 91.5 miles south of Moorhead, MN (from Moorhead, MN: bearing 170°T), and is situated 18.3 miles north of Ortonville. The terrain here is a subtle mosaic of gentle rises and dips, the land unfurling like a rumpled quilt under the immense, ever-shifting sky. In the summer, the air hums with the drone of insects and carries the sweet, earthy scent of ripening grain, a perfume that clings long after the sun dips below the horizon, painting the western sky in strokes of fire and amethyst. The horizon itself feels impossibly distant, a clean, sharp line that promises endless possibilities and a profound sense of quietude. The history of Graceville is as deeply rooted as the prairie grasses that once dominated this land. Founded by settlers drawn to the fertile soil, its economy has always been intrinsically tied to agriculture, a legacy evident in the silos that dot the landscape and the rhythmic pulse of farm machinery in the distance. The town retains a character of enduring resilience, a place where neighborly bonds are forged through shared seasons of planting and harvest. While not boasting grand monuments, Graceville offers a distinct sense of place, a quiet testament to the enduring spirit of those who have cultivated life from this rich, Midwestern earth.
Live animated radar for Graceville 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 | Graceville, Big Stone County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 45.56913°N, 96.434506°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56240 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Graceville, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Graceville, 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 Graceville includes coordinates 45.569130°N, 96.434506°W, situated in Big Stone County. ZIP code 56240. 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.
