Kiester, Minnesota Weather
Kiester, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Kiester, Faribault County.
Full aviation weather for Kiester is published on the Lake Mills Municipal Airport (K0Y6) page, 21 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 Kiester 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 Kiester: Wells Municipal Airport (K68Y) 23 km · Blue Earth Municipal Airport (KSBU) 31 km · Albert Lea Municipal Airport (KAEL) 32 km · Forest City Municipal Airport (KFXY) 34 km · Mason City Municipal Airport (KMCW) 52 km
Conditions reported at K0Y6 describe the airfield itself. Weather 21 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Kiester specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Kiester.
About Kiester, Minnesota
Kiester rests in the broad, sun-drenched expanse of southern Minnesota, where the land rolls with a quiet generosity, unbroken save for the occasional stand of mature oaks or the silver thread of a meandering creek. It lies 36.9 miles north-west of Mason City, IA (from Mason City, IA: bearing 316°T), and is situated 18.9 miles west-south-west of Albert Lea. Here, the sky feels vast and endlessly blue, a canvas upon which clouds drift like slow thoughts. The soil, a deep, fertile loam, speaks of a long cultivation, its richness evident in the neat rows of corn and soybeans that stretch to the horizon, a geometric beauty imposed upon the natural undulation of the prairie. The air, especially in the early morning or late afternoon, carries a clean, earthy scent, tinged with the sweet perfume of ripening grain and the distant hum of agricultural machinery, a sound that forms the very pulse of this quiet place. The history of Kiester is deeply intertwined with the agricultural vigor of Faribault County, a heritage that continues to define its local economy. Founded by Norwegian immigrants drawn to the promise of fertile land, the town retains a subtle echo of its Scandinavian roots in the enduring work ethic and the close-knit nature of its residents. While the landscape is dominated by farming, local businesses, often family-run, provide essential services, their storefronts lining a main street that offers a glimpse into a life lived at a measured pace. The town's character is one of resilience and quiet pride, a testament to generations who have coaxed sustenance and a sense of home from this prairie soil, where the golden light of dusk seems to linger, bathing the fields in a warm, benevolent glow.
Live animated radar for Kiester 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 | Kiester, Faribault County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 43.536343°N, 93.712166°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56051 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Kiester, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kiester, 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 Kiester includes coordinates 43.536343°N, 93.712166°W, situated in Faribault County. ZIP code 56051. 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.
