Madelia, Minnesota Weather
Madelia, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Madelia, Watonwan County.
Full aviation weather for Madelia is published on the St James Municipal Airport (KJYG) page, 13 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 Madelia 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 Madelia: New Ulm Municipal Airport (KULM) 31 km · Mankato Regional Airport (KMKT) 44 km · Fairmont Municipal Airport (KFRM) 45 km · Springfield Municipal Airport (KD42) 50 km · Blue Earth Municipal Airport (KSBU) 57 km
Conditions reported at KJYG describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Madelia specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Madelia, Minnesota
Madelia rests where the Watonwan River, a vein of silver threading through the rich earth, has patiently sculpted the land. It lies 16.7 miles south-east of Brown, MN (from Brown, MN: bearing 138°T), and is situated 18.2 miles south of New Ulm. Here, the sky stretches in an unbroken expanse, a pale blue canvas often brushed with the soft hues of dawn and the deep indigo of twilight, a daily spectacle that paints the rolling farmland with a quiet luminescence. The air, especially after a spring rain, carries the clean scent of turned soil and the distant hum of tractors, a sound that underpins the gentle cadence of life in this southern Minnesota landscape. Fields of corn and soybeans ripple like an emerald and gold sea under the vast prairie sky, their orderly rows a testament to the enduring partnership between the people and the land. The history of Madelia is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of Watonwan County, a story that began with hardy settlers drawn to the fertile soil and the life-giving river. For generations, the economy has been rooted in the cultivation of the land, a tradition that continues to shape the character of the community, evident in the grain elevators standing sentinel on the horizon and the bustling activity at the local co-op. It was here, in Madelia, that a significant seed industry took root, a legacy of innovation that has helped feed not just the region but beyond, a quiet but vital contribution to the world's sustenance. The town itself, with its well-maintained storefronts and the familiar spire of its church, retains a sense of enduring community, a place where the echoes of its past mingle with the steady pulse of its present.
Live animated radar for Madelia 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 | Madelia, Watonwan County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44.050794°N, 94.418298°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56062 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Madelia, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Madelia, 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 Madelia includes coordinates 44.050794°N, 94.418298°W, situated in Watonwan County. ZIP code 56062. 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.
