Long Lake, Minnesota Weather
Long Lake, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Long Lake, Hennepin County.
Full aviation weather for Long Lake is published on the Flying Cloud Airport (KFCM) page, 20 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. 5 airfields within reach of Long Lake 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 Long Lake: Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (KMSP) 30 km · Saint Paul Downtown Holman Field (KSTP) 41 km · South St Paul Municipal Airport/Richard E Fleming Field (KSGS) 45 km · Airlake Airport (KLVN) 48 km
Conditions reported at KFCM describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Long Lake specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Long Lake, Minnesota
Long Lake, a body of water reflecting the wide Minnesota sky, lies cradled by rolling terrain and a generous scattering of mature trees. It lies 5.9 miles west-south-west of Plymouth, MN (from Plymouth, MN: bearing 254°T), and is situated 8.2 miles south-west of Maple Grove. The land here is soft, its contours hinting at the glacial forces that shaped it, now softened by a verdant carpet of grasses and the occasional stoic oak. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a faint, earthy scent, a blend of damp soil and pine needles, a quiet promise of the day's unfolding. Even in the height of summer, a certain coolness seems to linger in the dappled shadows cast by the foliage, a subtle reminder of the northern latitude. The story of Long Lake is one of adaptation, evolving from its agrarian roots to embrace a more suburban character, yet always retaining a connection to its watery heart. For generations, the lake itself was a focal point, a source of sustenance and recreation, its shores dotted with summer cabins and the occasional modest farm. While agriculture has receded, the spirit of community endures, now expressed through well-maintained parks and a quiet residential hum. The nearby landscape, a mosaic of residential neighborhoods interspersed with patches of preserved woodland and wetlands, speaks to a careful balance between development and nature, a place where the hurried pace of modern life is softened by the enduring presence of water and sky.
Live animated radar for Long Lake 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 | Long Lake, Hennepin County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44.98663°N, 93.571624°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 55356 |
| Area Code | 612, 952 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Long Lake, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Long Lake, 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 Long Lake includes coordinates 44.986630°N, 93.571624°W, situated in Hennepin County. ZIP code 55356. 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. 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.
