Madelia, Minnesota Weather
Madelia, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Madelia, Watonwan County.
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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.
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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 | July 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, 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 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. 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.
