Madison Lake, Minnesota Weather
Madison Lake, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Madison Lake, Blue Earth County.
Full aviation weather for Madison Lake is published on the Mankato Regional Airport (KMKT) page, 9 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 Madison 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 Madison Lake: Waseca Municipal Airport (KACQ) 26 km · Le Sueur Municipal Airport (K12Y) 28 km · Faribault Municipal Airport-Liz Wall Strohfus Field (KFBL) 42 km · Owatonna Degner Regional Airport (KOWA) 45 km
Conditions reported at KMKT describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Madison Lake specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Madison Lake.
About Madison Lake, Minnesota
Madison Lake rests in a broad, sun-drenched expanse of southern Minnesota, where the land rolls gently towards the horizon. It lies 9.5 miles east-north-east of Mankato, MN (from Mankato, MN: bearing 73°T), and is situated 4.3 miles north-east of Eagle Lake. The namesake lake itself, a generous body of water, reflects the wide, often startling blue of the prairie sky, its edges softened by stands of willow and the whisper of tall grasses. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch out in orderly, geometric patterns, their emerald and gold hues a testament to the fertile soil. The air here carries a clean, earthy scent, mingled with the faint sweetness of ripening crops, and in the quiet hours of late afternoon, a soft, golden light bathes the landscape, making the distant farmsteads glow like embers. This is a place where the agricultural pulse of Blue Earth County beats steadily, its economy rooted in the rich, dark loam that has sustained generations. The small businesses that line the main street of Madison Lake serve a community deeply connected to the land and its cycles, from the grain elevators that punctuate the skyline to the local hardware store where conversation often drifts to weather patterns and planting seasons. The history of Madison Lake is one of steady development, built by settlers who saw the promise in this fertile ground, and while grand historical monuments are absent, the enduring character of the place is evident in its well-tended homes and the quiet pride of its residents, who navigate life with a practical, grounded sensibility.
Live animated radar for Madison 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.
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| Location | Madison Lake, Blue Earth County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44.204412°N, 93.815508°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56063 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Madison Lake, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Madison 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 Madison Lake includes coordinates 44.204412°N, 93.815508°W, situated in Blue Earth County. ZIP code 56063. 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.
