Maple Lake, Minnesota Weather
Maple Lake, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Maple Lake, Wright County.
Full aviation weather for Maple Lake is published on the Maple Lake Municipal Airport (KMGG) page, 2 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 Maple 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 Maple Lake: Buffalo Municipal Airport (KCFE) 15 km · Leaders Clear Lake Airport (K8Y6) 24 km · Winsted Municipal Airport (K10D) 31 km · Saint Cloud Regional Airport (KSTC) 36 km · Litchfield Municipal Airport (KLJF) 42 km
Conditions reported at KMGG describe the airfield itself. Weather 2 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Maple Lake specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Maple Lake.
About Maple Lake, Minnesota
Maple Lake rests in a gentle embrace of rolling terrain, where the land itself seems to exhale with the slow, steady breath of the prairie. It lies 21.8 miles west-south-west of Elk River, MN (from Elk River, MN: bearing 256°T), and is situated 7.3 miles west-north-west of Buffalo. The water, a placid mirror reflecting the wide Minnesota sky, is fringed by stands of birch and oak, their leaves a vibrant green in summer, a fiery tapestry in autumn. Here, the air carries the clean scent of pine and damp earth, a fragrance that deepens as the sun begins its descent, painting the western horizon in hues of apricot and rose. The surrounding fields, a patchwork of cultivated crops and wild grasses, undulate softly, giving the impression of a landscape smoothed by the persistent caress of wind and season. The history of Maple Lake is a narrative of resilience and quiet prosperity, deeply rooted in the fertile soil that has sustained generations. Its economy, once heavily reliant on agriculture, has diversified, with local businesses thriving on a blend of small-town charm and pragmatic enterprise. The presence of the lake itself has always been central, a source of recreation and a gentle anchor for the community. Generations have gathered on its shores, their lives marked by the ebb and flow of its waters, a rhythm that continues to define the character of Maple Lake.
Live animated radar for Maple 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Maple Lake, Wright County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 45.229132°N, 94.001923°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 55358 |
| Area Code | 612, 952 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Maple Lake, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Maple 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 Maple Lake includes coordinates 45.229132°N, 94.001923°W, situated in Wright County. ZIP code 55358. Telephone area code: 612, 952. 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.
