Heron Lake, Minnesota Weather
Heron Lake, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Heron Lake, Jackson County.
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About Heron Lake, Minnesota
Heron Lake stretches, a broad, shallow expanse of water reflecting the immense, ever-shifting Minnesota sky. It lies 45.0 miles south-west of Brown, MN (from Brown, MN: bearing 228°T), and is situated 10.0 miles north-east of Brewster. The land embraces it with gentle slopes, a tapestry of cultivated fields and meandering waterways that feed its quiet depths. Fields of corn and soybeans, their stalks whispering secrets to the wind, give way to prairie remnants where wildflowers, in hues of purple and gold, nod their heads in the breeze. The air here carries the clean, earthy scent of fertile soil, a perfume mingled with the faintest hint of damp earth from the lake’s edge, and at dusk, the light softens, casting long, painterly shadows across the landscape, imbuing the scene with a profound stillness. This is a place where the rhythms of agriculture have long dictated the pulse of life, the fertile soil yielding bountiful harvests that have sustained Heron Lake and its people for generations. The legacy of early settlers, their dreams etched into the very contours of the land, is palpable in the quiet dignity of farmsteads and the sturdy architecture of the few hamlets that dot the periphery. While the economy remains rooted in the earth, a quiet resilience hums beneath the surface, a testament to the enduring spirit of a community that has weathered seasons of plenty and scarcity. The lake itself, a placid jewel, offers solace and recreation, its shores a gathering place for those who appreciate the unpretentious beauty of this corner of the prairie.
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| Location | Heron Lake, Jackson County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 43.794959°N, 95.320276°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56137 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Heron Lake, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Heron Lake, Minnesota, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Heron Lake includes coordinates 43.794959°N, 95.320276°W, situated in Jackson County. ZIP code 56137. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
