Leota, Minnesota Weather
Leota, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Leota, Nobles County.
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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.
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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 | July 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, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
