Jasper, Minnesota Weather
Jasper, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Jasper, Pipestone County.
Full aviation weather for Jasper is published on the Pipestone Municipal Airport (KPQN) page, 17 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 Jasper 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 Jasper: Quentin Aanenson Airfield - Luverne Municipal Airport (KLYV) 30 km · Sioux Falls Regional Airport (KFSD) 40 km · Rock Rapids Municipal Airport (KRRQ) 48 km · Slayton Municipal Airport (KDVP) 52 km · Tyler Municipal Airport (K63Y) 53 km
Conditions reported at KPQN describe the airfield itself. Weather 17 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Jasper specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Jasper.
About Jasper, Minnesota
Jasper lies spread out beneath a vast prairie sky, its low-slung buildings a collection of weathered wood and sturdy brick against the endless sweep of cultivated fields. It lies 25.6 miles north-east of Sioux Falls, SD (from Sioux Falls, SD: bearing 36°T), and is situated 19.6 miles north-north-east of Brandon. The land here is a broad, patient canvas, gently rolling as if smoothed by the breath of ages, with the occasional clump of trees offering dark punctuation to the sun-bleached grasses. In the quiet mornings, a fine dust, smelling of rich earth and distant harvests, hangs in the air, catching the nascent sunlight in a soft, golden haze. Even the wind, when it sighs across the open expanse, seems to carry the scent of fertile soil and the hushed secrets of the plains. The story of Jasper is etched in the very grain of its existence, a quiet testament to the enduring spirit of those who first broke this ground. Founded by men and women who understood the deep rhythms of agriculture, the town's lifeblood has always been tied to the rich loam that surrounds it, the golden waves of corn and soybeans a constant reminder of nature’s bounty and human endeavor. Though its days of robust industry might have softened, the pulse of Jasper still beats with a steady, dependable rhythm, a place where neighbors know each other’s names and the simple act of a shared conversation over a cup of coffee holds its own quiet significance. The old grain elevators, like silent sentinels, still stand guard over the landscape, their shadows lengthening with the setting sun, a reminder of the generations who have toiled and thrived in this corner of the prairie.
Live animated radar for Jasper 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 | Jasper, Pipestone County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 43.849971°N, 96.398649°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56144 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Jasper, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Jasper, 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 Jasper includes coordinates 43.849971°N, 96.398649°W, situated in Pipestone County. ZIP code 56144. 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.
