Medicine Lake, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Medicine Lake, Hennepin County.
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Medicine Lake, a shimmering expanse of water, lies at the heart of its namesake locality in Hennepin County. It lies 2.2 miles east-south-east of Plymouth, MN (from Plymouth, MN: bearing 118°T), and is situated 7.5 miles west of Minneapolis. The land around it breathes with the soft contours of the prairie, a gentle rise and fall that gives way to the cool embrace of the lake’s shores. Stands of oak and maple, their branches reaching like weathered hands towards the sky, frame the water, their leaves a vibrant spectacle in autumn's keen light. The air here, especially when the sun dips low, carries a certain crispness, a promise of clear nights and the quiet hum of insects. This place, Medicine Lake, has long been a gathering point, its waters historically significant to the indigenous peoples who first navigated these shores. Later, the arrival of European settlers brought agriculture to the fertile soil, with farms dotting the landscape, their fields stretching out in patterns dictated by the sun and rain. The economy, once rooted in the bounty of the land, has diversified, yet a connection to the natural world persists, evident in the public parks and trails that draw visitors to its shores for recreation. The lake itself, a serene presence, offers a constant, gentle pulse to the rhythm of everyday life here.
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| Location | Medicine Lake, Hennepin County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44.995242°N, 93.415508°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 55441 |
| Area Code | 763 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Medicine Lake, 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 Medicine Lake includes coordinates 44.995242°N, 93.415508°W, situated in Hennepin County. ZIP code 55441. Telephone area code: 763. 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.