Lake Wilson, Minnesota Weather
Lake Wilson, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Lake Wilson, Murray County.
Full aviation weather for Lake Wilson is published on the Slayton Municipal Airport (KDVP) page, 14 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 Wilson 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 Wilson: Pipestone Municipal Airport (KPQN) 28 km · Tyler Municipal Airport (K63Y) 36 km · Tracy Municipal Airport (KTKC) 39 km · Quentin Aanenson Airfield - Luverne Municipal Airport (KLYV) 47 km · Worthington Municipal Airport (KOTG) 48 km
Conditions reported at KDVP describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lake Wilson specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lake Wilson.
About Lake Wilson, Minnesota
Lake Wilson rests in a wide, shallow bowl of prairie, its waters a placid mirror reflecting the vast, ever-changing Minnesota sky. It lies 48.4 miles north-east of Sioux Falls, SD (from Sioux Falls, SD: bearing 50°T), and is situated 9.8 miles west of Slayton. The land here is a study in subtle gradients, rolling softly into the horizon, a landscape shaped by ancient glaciers and the persistent hand of agriculture. Dotted with wind-sculpted trees and bordered by fields of ripening corn and soybeans, the lake itself is the quiet heart of this expanse, its shoreline a gentle curve of reeds and grasses where dragonflies hover like iridescent jewels in the warm air. The light at dusk here possesses a particular softness, a diffused golden wash that seems to cling to the land, lending a fleeting, almost wistful beauty to the everyday scene. The history of Lake Wilson is intrinsically tied to the fertile soil and the promise of prosperity it offered. Early settlers, drawn by the rich farmland, established a community built on the back of agriculture, and that connection endures, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels against the sky, testament to the enduring importance of the harvest. Local life has long revolved around the cyclical rhythms of planting and reaping, a steady, dependable cadence that has shaped the character of Lake Wilson. While not a hub of industry, the quiet industry of the land provides a stable foundation, and the lake itself, offering its cool embrace in the summer months, serves as a gentle, unhurried amenity, a place for quiet reflection and the simple pleasures of nature.
Live animated radar for Lake Wilson 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 Wilson, Murray County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 43.996632°N, 95.952797°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56151 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lake Wilson, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lake Wilson, 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 Wilson includes coordinates 43.996632°N, 95.952797°W, situated in Murray County. ZIP code 56151. 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.
