McKinley, Minnesota Weather
McKinley, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for McKinley, St. Louis County.
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About McKinley, Minnesota
McKinley rests in a landscape sculpted by ancient ice, where dense stands of pine and birch rise from the rocky, hummocky terrain. It lies 52.4 miles north-north-west of Duluth, MN (from Duluth, MN: bearing 344°T), and is situated 5.9 miles east of Virginia. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and resin, a constant reminder of the boreal forest that presses in from all sides. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, falls in shifting patterns, illuminating patches of moss and lichen clinging to weathered granite outcrops. The land itself feels old, possessing a quiet resilience, an enduring presence that predates human habitation. Small, clear lakes, remnants of glacial melt, punctuate the woods, their surfaces mirroring the vast, often moody sky that hangs overhead. The history of McKinley is intimately tied to the extraction of iron ore, a deep vein of wealth that once pulsed through this region. For generations, the rhythm of life here was dictated by the clatter of mining machinery and the steady exodus of ore trains, a legacy that lingers in the scarred earth and the stoic character of its inhabitants. Though the major mining operations have largely ceased, a quiet industriousness persists, with many residents finding work in the surrounding natural resources sector or in the small businesses that serve the local needs. The town retains a sense of its past, a grounded connection to the land and the labor that shaped it, a place where the enduring spirit of the north country is palpable in the crisp, clean air and the unpretentious beauty of its surroundings.
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| Location | McKinley, St. Louis County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 47.512704°N, 92.411014°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 55741 |
| Area Code | 218 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This McKinley, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for McKinley, Minnesota, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 McKinley includes coordinates 47.512704°N, 92.411014°W, situated in St. Louis County. ZIP code 55741. Telephone area code: 218. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
