Leota, Minnesota Weather
Leota, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Leota, Nobles County.
Full aviation weather for Leota is published on the Slayton Municipal Airport (KDVP) page, 25 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 Leota 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 Leota: Pipestone Municipal Airport (KPQN) 28 km · Quentin Aanenson Airfield - Luverne Municipal Airport (KLYV) 29 km · Worthington Municipal Airport (KOTG) 40 km · Rock Rapids Municipal Airport (KRRQ) 44 km · Tyler Municipal Airport (K63Y) 52 km
Conditions reported at KDVP describe the airfield itself. Weather 25 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Leota specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Leota.
About Leota, Minnesota
Leota rests in a wide embrace of southwestern Minnesota prairie, its horizons stretching like an unfurled bolt of golden grain under the immense, ever-changing sky. It lies 39.5 miles east-north-east of Sioux Falls, SD (from Sioux Falls, SD: bearing 60°T), and is situated 6.3 miles east-south-east of Edgerton. The land here is a study in subtle contours, a gentle swell and fall that guides the eye towards distant tree lines and the occasional glint of water. Sunlight spills across these fields with a particular clarity, catching the dust motes that dance in the afternoon air and casting long, painterly shadows as the day wanes. The character of Leota is one of quiet resilience, a place where the wind whispers through tall grasses and the silence is as profound as any spoken word. The history of Leota is deeply entwined with the rich, dark soil that has sustained generations of farmers, making agriculture the enduring heartbeat of its local economy. This is a landscape shaped by the plow and the seed, where fields of corn and soybeans stretch to meet the sky, a testament to the industrious spirit of its people. Leota remembers its past through the weathered barn roofs and the sturdy, unpretentious architecture of its homes and businesses, each element hinting at a lineage of hard work and community. While no grand monuments mark its presence, the distinctive character of Leota lies in this unbroken connection to the land and the quiet dignity of a life lived in harmony with the prairie's rhythms.
Live animated radar for Leota 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 | Leota, Nobles County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 43.833856°N, 96.013632°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56153 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Leota, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Leota, 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 Leota includes coordinates 43.833856°N, 96.013632°W, situated in Nobles County. ZIP code 56153. 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.
