Hanska, Minnesota Weather
Hanska, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Hanska, Brown County.
Full aviation weather for Hanska is published on the St James Municipal Airport (KJYG) page, 19 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 Hanska 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 Hanska: New Ulm Municipal Airport (KULM) 19 km · Springfield Municipal Airport (KD42) 41 km · Mankato Regional Airport (KMKT) 47 km · Windom Municipal Airport (KMWM) 56 km · Le Sueur Municipal Airport (K12Y) 56 km
Conditions reported at KJYG describe the airfield itself. Weather 19 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hanska specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Hanska.
About Hanska, Minnesota
Hanska sits where the Minnesota River valley begins to spread its wings, a place where the land breathes wide and the sky feels close enough to touch. It lies 9.3 miles south-east of Brown, MN (from Brown, MN: bearing 127°T), and is situated 7.7 miles north-north-west of Madelia. Rolling fields of corn and soybeans, a verdant quilt stitched with the darker green of distant tree lines, stretch towards horizons that curve gently with the earth's own broad sweep. The air here, especially in the quiet of late afternoon, carries the scent of turned soil and the hum of unseen insects, a gentle, persistent music that underscores the unhurried pulse of life. The Minnesota River, a broad, languid ribbon of brown water, meanders through the landscape, its banks lined with willows that droop like tired sentinels, their reflections shimmering in the current. The story of Hanska is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of its people and the rich soil beneath their feet. Settled in the mid-19th century, primarily by Norwegian immigrants drawn to the fertile plains and the promise of a new beginning, Hanska has always held a deep connection to agriculture. The rhythm of planting and harvest still dictates much of the local calendar, and the silos that punctuate the skyline are proud testaments to this enduring legacy. While the broader agricultural economy of the region provides the backbone, local businesses, often family-run, offer a glimpse into the close-knit character of Hanska, where neighbors know each other's names and the general store still serves as a gathering place. The land itself, carved by ancient glaciers and shaped by the tireless flow of the Minnesota River, offers a quiet, enduring beauty that has sustained generations.
Live animated radar for Hanska 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 | Hanska, Brown County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44.148849°N, 94.494136°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56041 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hanska, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hanska, 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 Hanska includes coordinates 44.148849°N, 94.494136°W, situated in Brown County. ZIP code 56041. 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.
