Lake Henry, Minnesota Weather
Lake Henry, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Lake Henry, Stearns County.
Full aviation weather for Lake Henry is published on the Paynesville Municipal Airport (KPEX) page, 11 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 Henry 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 Henry: Brooten Municipal Airport (K6D1) 25 km · Sauk Centre Municipal Airport (KD39) 29 km · Glenwood Municipal Airport (KGHW) 46 km · Litchfield Municipal Airport (KLJF) 46 km · Willmar Municipal Airport John L Rice Field (2006) (KBDH) 46 km
Conditions reported at KPEX describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lake Henry specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lake Henry.
About Lake Henry, Minnesota
Lake Henry lies a shimmering expanse of blue, reflecting the broad Minnesota sky above. It lies 31.5 miles west-south-west of St. Cloud, MN (from St. Cloud, MN: bearing 258°T), and is situated 6.9 miles north-west of Paynesville. The land around it rolls with a gentle, glacial character, a landscape shaped by ancient ice, now softened by time and agriculture. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch to the horizon, their vibrant greens and golds a testament to the fertile soil, punctuated by the darker, more intimate shadows of wooded groves. The air here carries the sweet, earthy scent of summer growth, a perfume that mingles with the fainter, cleaner aroma of the lake itself, especially palpable in the quiet hours of dawn when mist still clings to the water's surface. The history of Lake Henry is deeply entwined with the settlement of central Minnesota, an area first explored and then cultivated by immigrants drawn to its agricultural promise. The economy of Lake Henry continues to be rooted in the bounty of the land, with farming remaining a cornerstone, its rhythms dictating the pulse of daily life. Beyond the fields, the lake itself is a focal point, drawing visitors and locals alike to its shores for recreation, its waters a cool respite during the warm Midwestern summers. The community, though small, possesses a quiet resilience, a character forged by the enduring cycles of seasons and the persistent spirit of those who call this place home.
Live animated radar for Lake Henry 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 Henry, Stearns County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 45.46052°N, 94.796398°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56362 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lake Henry, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lake Henry, 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 Henry includes coordinates 45.460520°N, 94.796398°W, situated in Stearns County. ZIP code 56362. 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.
