Granite Falls, Minnesota Weather
Granite Falls, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Granite Falls, Yellow Medicine County.
Full aviation weather for Granite Falls is published on the Granite Falls Municipal Airport / Lenzen-Roe Memorial Field (KGDB) 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 Granite Falls 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 Granite Falls: Montevideo Chippewa County Airport (KMVE) 22 km · Olivia Regional Airport (KOVL) 41 km · Southwest Minnesota Regional Airport - Marshall/Ryan Field (KMML) 46 km · Redwood Falls Municipal Airport (KRWF) 47 km · Willmar Municipal Airport John L Rice Field (2006) (KBDH) 47 km
Conditions reported at KGDB describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Granite Falls specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Granite Falls.
About Granite Falls, Minnesota
Granite Falls, Minnesota, unfolds across a landscape shaped by the patient sculpting of water and wind. It lies 59.8 miles north-west of Brown, MN (from Brown, MN: bearing 312°T), and is situated 12.6 miles south-east of Montevideo. The Yellow Medicine River, a ribbon of ochre and jade, carves its way through the terrain, its banks often fringed with cottonwoods whose leaves rustle like secrets in the breeze. Rolling hills, softened by decades of cultivation, give way to broader plains that stretch towards horizons often painted with the dramatic hues of prairie sunsets, a spectacle that washes the land in apricot and rose. Here, the sky feels vast and limitless, a boundless canvas that dwarfs the human endeavors below, and the air, especially after a spring rain, carries the clean, earthy scent of turned soil and burgeoning life. The very stillness of the place, punctuated by the distant lowing of cattle or the drone of a lone tractor, invites a contemplative pause, a quiet acknowledgment of the enduring power of the natural world. The history of Granite Falls is intrinsically tied to the river that gives it its name, a vital artery for early settlers drawn to the fertile soil of this region. Agriculture, particularly corn and soybean cultivation, has long been the bedrock of the local economy, its rhythms dictating the pulse of daily life. The town itself, with its sturdy brick buildings and well-maintained storefronts, speaks of a resilient spirit, a community that has weathered economic shifts and embraced its agricultural heritage. While not a sprawling metropolis, Granite Falls possesses a distinct character, a blend of Midwestern practicality and a quiet appreciation for the surrounding natural beauty, a place where the echoes of pioneers mingle with the hum of modern life, and the enduring presence of the river remains a constant, a quiet reminder of the forces that shaped this corner of the prairie.
Live animated radar for Granite Falls 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 | Granite Falls, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44.809958°N, 95.545575°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56241 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Granite Falls, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Granite Falls, 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 Granite Falls includes coordinates 44.809958°N, 95.545575°W, situated in Yellow Medicine County. ZIP code 56241. 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.
