Lilydale, Minnesota Weather
Lilydale, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Lilydale, Dakota County.
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About Lilydale, Minnesota
Lilydale unfurls its quiet existence along the Mississippi River's edge, a place where the land gently slopes towards the water, its contours shaped by ancient currents and the slow, persistent work of erosion. It lies 3.1 miles south-west of St. Paul, MN (from St. Paul, MN: bearing 214°T), and is situated 8.1 miles east-south-east of Minneapolis. The air here often carries the cool, damp breath of the river, a subtle contrast to the open skies that stretch wide over the surrounding agricultural lands, where fields of corn and soybeans ripple in the breeze like a green and gold sea. The terrain is a study in subtle shifts, from the flat, fertile bottoms near the water to the more pronounced bluffs that offer glimpses of the vast, flowing waterway and the distant, hazy horizon. It's a landscape that breathes with a slow, steady pulse, where the sun, when it descends, paints the clouds in hues of bruised plum and shy rose, a fleeting, delicate beauty. The history of Lilydale is intimately tied to the mighty Mississippi, a river that has served as both highway and sustenance for generations. Early settlers, drawn by the rich soil and the river's bounty, established a community that eventually found its footing in the modest industries of agriculture and the small-scale processing of local goods. While the echoes of bustling river traffic may have faded, the spirit of industriousness remains, evident in the quiet hum of local businesses and the well-tended homes that line its streets. Lilydale itself carries a certain understated resilience, a testament to its enduring connection to the land and the river, a place where the past is not a monument, but a quiet undercurrent shaping the present.
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| Location | Lilydale, Dakota County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44.916077°N, 93.126053°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 55118 |
| Area Code | 612, 952 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lilydale, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lilydale, 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 Lilydale includes coordinates 44.916077°N, 93.126053°W, situated in Dakota County. ZIP code 55118. Telephone area code: 612, 952. 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.
