Lake City, Minnesota Weather
Lake City, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Lake City, Wabasha County.
Full aviation weather for Lake City is published on the Red Wing Regional Airport (KRGK) page, 23 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. 3 airfields within reach of Lake City 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 Lake City: Menomonie Municipal Score Field (KLUM) 58 km · Stanton Airfield (KSYN) 60 km
Conditions reported at KRGK describe the airfield itself. Weather 23 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lake City specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lake City.
About Lake City, Minnesota
Lake City unfolds along the broad, shimmering expanse of Lake Pepin, a magnificent widening of the Mississippi River. It lies 28.0 miles south-west of Dunn, WI (from Dunn, WI: bearing 217°T), and is situated 5.9 miles west of Pepin. Bluff country rises in dramatic, wooded slopes behind the town, their ancient limestone faces catching the sun in shifting patterns of light and shadow. The air here, especially in the early morning, carries the clean, damp scent of river water and the deeper, earthy perfume of the surrounding forests. Boats of all sizes skim across the lake's surface, their wakes leaving fleeting trails of white, and the calls of gulls echo with a wild, restless freedom. This is a place where the land meets the water with a gentle, welcoming curve, offering a sense of spaciousness and quiet contemplation. The history of Lake City is deeply entwined with the mighty Mississippi, a thoroughfare for steamboats in eras past and a vital artery for commerce still. Timber floated down from northern forests once fueled its early growth, and the fertile land surrounding it has long supported thriving farms. Today, the local economy draws strength from agriculture, particularly dairy and grain, and the year-round allure of Lake Pepin for fishing, boating, and winter sports. The town itself maintains a friendly, approachable character, its main street lined with businesses that have served generations of residents and visitors alike, each one contributing to the enduring spirit of Lake City.
Live animated radar for Lake City 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 | Lake City, Wabasha County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44.449412°N, 92.266844°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 55041 |
| Area Code | 612, 952 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lake City, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lake City, 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 Lake City includes coordinates 44.449412°N, 92.266844°W, situated in Wabasha County. ZIP code 55041. Telephone area code: 612, 952. 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.
