Kinney, Minnesota Weather
Kinney, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Kinney, St. Louis County.
Full aviation weather for Kinney is published on the Range Regional Airport (KHIB) page, 16 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. 5 airfields within reach of Kinney 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 Kinney: Eveleth–Virginia Municipal Airport (KEVM) 20 km · Cook Municipal Airport (KCQM) 34 km · Tower Municipal Airport (K12D) 48 km · Orr Regional Airport (KORB) 57 km
Conditions reported at KHIB describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Kinney specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Kinney.
About Kinney, Minnesota
Kinney exists as a quiet collection of buildings on the edge of the vast northern forests, where the land begins its slow, deliberate tilt towards the iron-rich veins beneath. It lies 58.4 miles north-north-west of Duluth, MN (from Duluth, MN: bearing 330°T), and is situated 9.1 miles west of Virginia. The air here, even in the height of summer, carries a crispness, a hint of the coming frost that will soon paint the sparse deciduous trees in shades of fire and rust. Pine scent, sharp and clean, mingles with the damp earth, a perpetual reminder of the wildness that presses in from all sides. The sky, when it breaks free from cloud cover, is an immense, boundless canvas, often brushed with the subtle, pearlescent glow of the aurora borealis on clear, cold nights. The terrain itself is a study in resilience, a mosaic of bogs, low hills, and the occasional exposed rock face, all speaking of a landscape shaped by ancient glaciers and the relentless march of seasons. The story of Kinney is inextricably bound to the rich ore that lies beneath its surface, a legacy of the Mesabi Iron Range that once pulsed with the thunder of extraction. Though the mines have largely quieted, the spirit of tenacity and hard work remains, a subtle undercurrent in the everyday lives of its residents. The local economy, once dominated by the clang of machinery and the rumble of ore trains, has adapted, finding new purpose in supporting the surrounding wilderness and the growing interest in outdoor recreation. Small businesses, the kind that know your name and the weather forecast, form the backbone of Kinney, offering simple sustenance and a warm welcome. The nearby waterways, born from spring-fed creeks and glacial lakes, offer a quiet beauty, their dark, reflective surfaces mirroring the somber grandeur of the boreal forest.
Live animated radar for Kinney 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 | Kinney, St. Louis County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 47.514095°N, 92.730737°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 55758, 55768 |
| Area Code | 218 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Kinney, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kinney, 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 Kinney includes coordinates 47.514095°N, 92.730737°W, situated in St. Louis County. ZIP code 55758, 55768. Telephone area code: 218. 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.
