La Prairie, Minnesota Weather
La Prairie, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for La Prairie, Itasca County.
Full aviation weather for La Prairie is published on the Grand Rapids Itasca Co-Gordon Newstrom field (KGPZ) page, 2 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. 2 airfields within reach of La Prairie 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 La Prairie: Range Regional Airport (KHIB) 52 km
Conditions reported at KGPZ describe the airfield itself. Weather 2 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at La Prairie specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for La Prairie.
About La Prairie, Minnesota
La Prairie lies in a broad, gently rolling expanse of land, where the horizon stretches wide and the sky feels immense, a canvas for the ever-shifting moods of the northern climate. It lies 72.0 miles west-north-west of Duluth, MN (from Duluth, MN: bearing 296°T), and is situated 2.0 miles east-south-east of Grand Rapids. The terrain, sculpted by ancient glaciers, offers a mosaic of fertile fields, patches of tenacious forest, and the glint of unseen water bodies that punctuate the landscape. The air here carries a clean, crisp scent, particularly in the early morning hours, a blend of damp earth and pine needles, hinting at the vast wilderness that presses in from the north. The days are defined by the slow arc of the sun, painting the fields in hues of gold and ochre during harvest, or casting long, ethereal shadows across the frosted stubble in winter. This place, La Prairie, carries the quiet hum of an economy rooted in the land, where the rhythm of planting and harvesting dictates the pulse of life. For generations, its fortunes have been tied to the bounty of its soil, with agriculture forming the backbone of the community, a legacy passed down through families who understand the particular language of these northern fields. The history of La Prairie is one of resilience, of settlers who carved a life from this landscape, their stories whispered in the weathered barns and the enduring spirit of its people. While not a hub of industry, its distinctiveness lies in its unpretentious connection to the cycles of nature, a place where the quiet tenacity of the land is mirrored in the character of its inhabitants, fostering a sense of enduring community.
Live animated radar for La Prairie 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 | La Prairie, Itasca County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 47.228276°N, 93.489102°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 55744 |
| Area Code | 218 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This La Prairie, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for La Prairie, 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 La Prairie includes coordinates 47.228276°N, 93.489102°W, situated in Itasca County. ZIP code 55744. 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.
