Jackson, Minnesota Weather
Jackson, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Jackson, Jackson County.
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About Jackson, Minnesota
Jackson rests in a landscape shaped by glacial hands, where the vast, flat expanse of southern Minnesota unfolds under an impossibly wide sky. It lies 45.4 miles south-south-west of Brown, MN (from Brown, MN: bearing 202°T), and is situated 10.0 miles east-south-east of Lakefield. Rolling farmland, a patchwork of emerald and gold depending on the season, stretches to the horizon, punctuated by the occasional cluster of trees offering a brief respite from the open air. The Des Moines River, a slender ribbon of brown water, meanders through this terrain, its slow journey mirroring the unhurried rhythm of life in Jackson. Evenings here often bring a peculiar clarity to the light, a sharp, clean glow that seems to distill the very essence of the prairie. The history of Jackson is deeply entwined with the fertile soil that has long sustained its economy. Originally settled by pioneers drawn to the rich farmland, the county seat grew into a hub for agriculture, its elevators and processing plants testaments to the bounty of the land. While farming remains a cornerstone, the spirit of Jackson also embraces a quiet resilience, a characteristic forged through generations of adapting to the rhythms of nature and market. The town square, with its modest courthouse and local businesses, serves as the heart of the community, a place where conversations about the weather and the crops are as much a part of the local dialect as the gentle hum of daily commerce.
Live animated radar for Jackson and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Jackson, Jackson County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 43.620792°N, 94.988602°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56143 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Jackson, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Jackson, 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 Jackson includes coordinates 43.620792°N, 94.988602°W, situated in Jackson County. ZIP code 56143. 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.
