Medford, Minnesota Weather
Medford, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Medford, Steele County.
Full aviation weather for Medford is published on the Owatonna Degner Regional Airport (KOWA) page, 6 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 Medford 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 Medford: Faribault Municipal Airport-Liz Wall Strohfus Field (KFBL) 18 km · Waseca Municipal Airport (KACQ) 27 km · Stanton Airfield (KSYN) 38 km · Airlake Airport (KLVN) 50 km · Mankato Regional Airport (KMKT) 54 km
Conditions reported at KOWA describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Medford specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Medford.
About Medford, Minnesota
Medford rests where the gentle slopes of southern Minnesota begin to soften into the wide, open country, a place where the land exhales a quiet, bucolic breath. It lies 6.3 miles north of Owatonna, MN (from Owatonna, MN: bearing 351°T), and is situated 8.4 miles south of Faribault. The terrain here is a study in patient cultivation, a quilt of fields stitched together by the meandering lines of Willow Creek and its tributaries, their waters reflecting the vast, ever-changing Minnesota sky. Dusk often brings a particular kind of light to Medford, a mellow, golden wash that lingers on the cornstalks and settles over the tidy farmsteads, lending an almost dreamlike quality to the everyday. The air, especially after a summer rain, carries the scent of turned earth and ripening grain, a constant reminder of the land's enduring generosity. The history of Medford is deeply entwined with the agricultural pulse of the region, a legacy built by hardy settlers who saw in this fertile soil the promise of a good life. For generations, the economy has been shaped by the rhythm of the seasons, with crops like corn and soybeans dominating the landscape and feeding the local elevators and processing plants. While the days of major industrial booms may have passed, a steady, unhurried current of commerce still flows through Medford, its small businesses and local services catering to the needs of the surrounding farms and families. There's a palpable sense of continuity here, a quiet strength that resonates in the faces of its people and the enduring charm of its well-kept streets.
Live animated radar for Medford 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 | Medford, Steele County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44.17413°N, 93.246324°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 55049 |
| Area Code | 612, 952 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Medford, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Medford, 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 Medford includes coordinates 44.174130°N, 93.246324°W, situated in Steele County. ZIP code 55049. 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.
