Medicine Lake, Minnesota Weather
Medicine Lake, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Medicine Lake, Hennepin County.
Full aviation weather for Medicine Lake is published on the Flying Cloud Airport (KFCM) page, 19 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. 5 airfields within reach of Medicine 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 Medicine Lake: Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (KMSP) 20 km · Saint Paul Downtown Holman Field (KSTP) 29 km · South St Paul Municipal Airport/Richard E Fleming Field (KSGS) 34 km · Airlake Airport (KLVN) 43 km
Conditions reported at KFCM describe the airfield itself. Weather 19 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Medicine Lake specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Medicine Lake, Minnesota
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.
Live animated radar for Medicine 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.
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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 | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Medicine Lake, Minnesota Weather Page
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, 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 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. 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.
