Isle, Minnesota Weather
Isle, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Isle, Mille Lacs County.
Full aviation weather for Isle is published on the Mora Municipal Airport (KJMR) page, 32 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 Isle 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 Isle: Field of Dreams Airport (K04W) 46 km · Aitkin Municipal Airport Steve Kurtz Field (KAIT) 48 km · Isedor Iverson Airport (KHZX) 55 km · Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (KBRD) 59 km · Moose Lake Carlton County Airport (KMZH) 60 km
Conditions reported at KJMR describe the airfield itself. Weather 32 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Isle specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Isle.
About Isle, Minnesota
Isle rests on the western edge of Mille Lacs Lake, a vast expanse of water that shapes its very character. It lies 51.9 miles north-east of St. Cloud, MN (from St. Cloud, MN: bearing 40°T), and is situated 19.9 miles north-north-west of Mora. The landscape here is a gentle swell of land, a subtle rise and fall that hints at glacial past, now softened by stands of aspen, birch, and pine. In summer, the air hangs thick with the scent of pine needles warmed by the sun, a subtle perfume that clings to everything. The shores are a mosaic of sand, gravel, and the occasional weathered driftwood, where the lake’s breath, cool and carrying the tang of water, whispers secrets to the land. Evenings can paint the sky in hues of bruised lavender and smoldering orange, a quiet spectacle reflected on the placid surface of the lake. The history of Isle is deeply intertwined with the bounty of Mille Lacs, a place where fishing and its associated trades once formed the backbone of the local economy. Generations have made their living from the lake, their lives a rhythm dictated by the changing seasons and the migration of fish. While the intensity of commercial fishing has waned, the spirit of that connection persists, evident in the marinas that dot the shoreline and the bait shops that still hum with activity. Isle retains a certain unhurried grace, a sense that life moves at the pace of the lapping waves, a testament to the enduring allure of the water and the quiet strength of its people.
Live animated radar for Isle 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 | Isle, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 46.138011°N, 93.470792°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56342 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Isle, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Isle, 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 Isle includes coordinates 46.138011°N, 93.470792°W, situated in Mille Lacs County. ZIP code 56342. 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.
