Hilltop, Minnesota Weather
Hilltop, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Hilltop, Anoka County.
Full aviation weather for Hilltop is published on the Crystal Airport (KMIC) page, 8 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. 4 airfields within reach of Hilltop 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 Hilltop: Anoka County-Blaine (Janes Field) Airport (KANE) 11 km · Buffalo Municipal Airport (KCFE) 48 km · Cambridge Municipal Airport (KCBG) 56 km
Conditions reported at KMIC describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hilltop specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Hilltop, Minnesota
Hilltop sits in a place where the land begins its slow, deliberate conversation with the sky. It lies 2.4 miles south-south-east of Fridley, MN (from Fridley, MN: bearing 161°T), and is situated 5.1 miles north of Minneapolis. Broad fields, once the dominion of prairie grass, now lie in neat, cultivated rectangles, broken by stands of oak and maple that shed their leaves with a dry rustle in the autumn wind. The terrain here is not dramatic, but it holds a certain quiet dignity, a gentle rise and fall that suggests the patient work of ancient glaciers. Creeks, often no more than silver threads on the map, meander through the landscape, their banks softened by sedges and the occasional willow, hinting at the water that shapes this part of Anoka County. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a crispness that speaks of northern latitudes, a clean scent of damp earth and distant pine. The story of Hilltop is written in the grain of its soil and the sweat of its people. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of fertile land, cleared the woods and tilled the earth, establishing a legacy of agriculture that still holds a quiet importance. Though the broader economy has diversified, the rhythm of the seasons remains a subtle influence, a reminder of the land's enduring power. Small businesses, run by families who know their customers by name, form the backbone of the local commerce, their storefronts reflecting a practical, no-nonsense approach to life. While no grand monuments define Hilltop, the unassuming charm of its residential streets, the well-kept parks where children play, and the steady hum of everyday life offer a different kind of testament to its character.
Live animated radar for Hilltop 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 | Hilltop, Anoka County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 45.053299°N, 93.247448°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 55421 |
| Area Code | 763 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hilltop, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hilltop, 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 Hilltop includes coordinates 45.053299°N, 93.247448°W, situated in Anoka County. ZIP code 55421. Telephone area code: 763. 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.
