Lake Crystal, Minnesota Weather
Lake Crystal, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Lake Crystal, Blue Earth County.
Full aviation weather for Lake Crystal is published on the Mankato Regional Airport (KMKT) page, 27 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 Lake Crystal 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 Crystal: St James Municipal Airport (KJYG) 30 km · New Ulm Municipal Airport (KULM) 33 km · Le Sueur Municipal Airport (K12Y) 44 km · Waseca Municipal Airport (KACQ) 53 km · Fairmont Municipal Airport (KFRM) 54 km
Conditions reported at KMKT describe the airfield itself. Weather 27 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lake Crystal specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Lake Crystal, Minnesota
Lake Crystal rests in a landscape shaped by glacial artistry, where rolling terrain gives way to the expansive shimmer of its namesake body of water. It lies 11.6 miles west-south-west of Mankato, MN (from Mankato, MN: bearing 250°T), and is situated 10.3 miles west-south-west of North Mankato. The land here breathes a gentle prairie air, softened by stands of hardwood trees that punctuate the fields, their leaves rustling secrets in the wind. In the summer, the sky stretches an impossibly vast blue, a canvas for slow-moving clouds, and the light at dusk spills across the cultivated fields in long, golden shafts, bathing the scattered farmsteads in a warm, ephemeral glow. The very soil, rich and dark, seems to hold a quiet resilience, a testament to the cycles of growth and dormancy that define this corner of southern Minnesota. The history of Lake Crystal is deeply entwined with the fertile earth and the promise of agriculture that drew settlers westward. For generations, the area has thrived on the bounty of its rich soil, with corn and soybeans forming the backbone of the local economy, their orderly rows a familiar sight stretching towards the horizon. The town itself, born from the ambition of pioneers, carries a character of quiet industry and enduring community spirit. While not a hub of grand pronouncements or bustling tourism, Lake Crystal offers a distinct sense of place, a steady rhythm of life dictated by the seasons and the enduring connection to the land and the shimmering waters that give it its name.
Live animated radar for Lake Crystal 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.
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| Location | Lake Crystal, Blue Earth County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44.105797°N, 94.218849°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56055 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lake Crystal, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lake Crystal, 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 Crystal includes coordinates 44.105797°N, 94.218849°W, situated in Blue Earth County. ZIP code 56055. 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.
