Mapleton, Minnesota Weather
Mapleton, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Mapleton, Blue Earth County.
Full aviation weather for Mapleton is published on the Wells Municipal Airport (K68Y) page, 25 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 Mapleton 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 Mapleton: Mankato Regional Airport (KMKT) 33 km · Waseca Municipal Airport (KACQ) 36 km · Blue Earth Municipal Airport (KSBU) 39 km · St James Municipal Airport (KJYG) 49 km · Fairmont Municipal Airport (KFRM) 49 km
Conditions reported at K68Y describe the airfield itself. Weather 25 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Mapleton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Mapleton.
About Mapleton, Minnesota
Mapleton unfolds across the broad, rolling prairie, where fields of corn and soybeans stretch to a horizon that feels as boundless as the sky itself. It lies 16.4 miles south of Mankato, MN (from Mankato, MN: bearing 172°T), and is situated 8.6 miles north-west of Minnesota Lake. The land here, shaped by ancient glaciers, possesses a gentle, forgiving contour, broken only by the occasional stand of trees or the slow, meandering curve of a creek. The air, especially in late afternoon, carries a faint, sweet scent of drying grasses and earth, a fragrance that clings to the weathered clapboard of houses and the sturdy brick of the downtown buildings. It is a place where the wind, a constant companion, whispers secrets through the tall stalks and sweeps across the open spaces, lending a quiet, persistent energy to the landscape. The history of Mapleton is deeply entwined with the fertile earth that surrounds it, a narrative of agriculture and community building that began with hardy settlers drawn to the rich soil of Blue Earth County. For generations, the local economy has been anchored by the bounty of the land, with family farms forming the bedrock of its identity. This agricultural heritage is evident in the rhythm of the seasons, which dictates the pace of life in Mapleton, from the planting in spring to the harvest in autumn. While farming remains central, the town has also seen diversification, with small businesses and services supporting the surrounding agricultural hub, fostering a sense of self-reliance and local pride. The quiet hum of daily life, punctuated by the distant rumble of a tractor or the friendly greeting exchanged on Main Street, speaks to a deep-rooted connection to place and a straightforward way of living.
Live animated radar for Mapleton 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 | Mapleton, Blue Earth County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 43.928851°N, 93.956064°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56065 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Mapleton, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mapleton, 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 Mapleton includes coordinates 43.928851°N, 93.956064°W, situated in Blue Earth County. ZIP code 56065. 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.
