Manchester, Minnesota Weather
Manchester, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Manchester, Freeborn County.
Full aviation weather for Manchester is published on the Albert Lea Municipal Airport (KAEL) page, 8 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 Manchester 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 Manchester: Wells Municipal Airport (K68Y) 26 km · Lake Mills Municipal Airport (K0Y6) 35 km · Waseca Municipal Airport (KACQ) 40 km · Austin Municipal Airport (KAUM) 42 km · Owatonna Degner Regional Airport (KOWA) 47 km
Conditions reported at KAEL describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Manchester specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Manchester.
About Manchester, Minnesota
Manchester unfolds across a gentle swell of land, where the broad, fertile fields of Freeborn County meet the sky in an unbroken horizon. It lies 24.2 miles west of Austin, MN (from Austin, MN: bearing 280°T), and is situated 6.8 miles north-west of Albert Lea. The soil here, a deep, dark loam, seems to hold the very essence of the prairie, a rich, earthy scent that rises with the morning dew and hangs in the air long after the sun has dipped below the western rim. Scattered farmsteads, their silos like stoic sentinels, punctuate the landscape, each a small kingdom unto itself, surrounded by the patient, cultivated rows of corn and soybeans that trace the contours of the land. The air, especially in late afternoon, carries a crisp, clean coolness, a promise of change that hints at the coming seasons, and the distant rumble of a tractor is a constant, grounding murmur. The history of Manchester is etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet perseverance of its people and the fertile land that has sustained them for generations. Originally settled by pioneers drawn to the rich agricultural potential, the local economy has long been tied to the bounty of the earth, with farming remaining the bedrock of its identity. The rhythm of life in Manchester is dictated by the planting and harvesting seasons, a natural cadence that fosters a strong sense of community and shared purpose. While large industries are not its hallmark, the quiet hum of local businesses, from the grain elevator that stands as a central hub to the small shops lining the main street, speaks to a resilient spirit and a commitment to sustaining life here. The surrounding countryside, with its network of country roads and the occasional glimpse of a slow-moving creek, offers a peaceful backdrop to a way of life that values simplicity and connection.
Live animated radar for Manchester 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 | Manchester, Freeborn County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 43.725513°N, 93.451881°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56007 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Manchester, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Manchester, 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 Manchester includes coordinates 43.725513°N, 93.451881°W, situated in Freeborn County. ZIP code 56007. 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.
