Mankato, Minnesota Weather
Mankato, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Mankato, Blue Earth County.
Full aviation weather for Mankato 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 Mankato 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 Mankato: Le Sueur Municipal Airport (K12Y) 32 km · Waseca Municipal Airport (KACQ) 37 km · Faribault Municipal Airport-Liz Wall Strohfus Field (KFBL) 58 km · Owatonna Degner Regional Airport (KOWA) 59 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 Mankato specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Mankato, Minnesota
Mankato rises from the confluence of the Minnesota and Blue Earth Rivers, a place where the land itself seems to breathe with a quiet resilience. It lies 32.3 miles east of Brown, MN (from Brown, MN: bearing 98°T), and is situated 1.8 miles east-south-east of North Mankato. The terrain here is a study in gentle transitions, rolling hills giving way to broad river valleys, their slopes often softened by the cultivated fields of corn and soybeans that stretch towards the horizon like a rumpled quilt. In the summer, the air hums with the ceaseless drone of cicadas, a sound that becomes as much a part of the landscape as the rustling leaves of the cottonwood trees that line the waterways. The sky above Mankato is a grand expanse, often painted with dramatic cloud formations that cast fleeting shadows across the verdant earth, a constant reminder of the prairie's open embrace. The story of Mankato is deeply intertwined with the fertile ground it occupies and the waters that have shaped its destiny. Originally inhabited by the Dakota people, who gave the city its name, Mankato has a history as rich as the soil that supports its agricultural heart. The arrival of European settlers in the mid-19th century brought a wave of industry, with the milling of grain and the processing of agricultural products becoming the economic lifeblood. Today, that legacy endures, though the town has broadened its reach into education, healthcare, and manufacturing, anchored by the presence of a notable university. The iconic bluffs overlooking the river still stand as silent witnesses to the passage of time, offering a panoramic perspective that connects the present-day pulse of Mankato to its enduring past, a place where the echoes of history are carried on the same winds that stir the prairie grasses.
Live animated radar for Mankato 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 | Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44.163578°N, 93.9994°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56001, 56002, 56003 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Mankato, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mankato, 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 Mankato includes coordinates 44.163578°N, 93.999400°W, situated in Blue Earth County. ZIP code 56001, 56002, 56003. 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.
