Milaca, Minnesota Weather
Milaca, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Milaca, Mille Lacs County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Milaca.
About Milaca, Minnesota
Milaca rests in a landscape shaped by the slow, deliberate hand of glaciers, where the Rum River, a ribbon of cool, clear water, charts its patient course through rolling terrain. It lies 28.0 miles east-north-east of St. Cloud, MN (from St. Cloud, MN: bearing 61°T), and is situated 3.1 miles east-north-east of Foreston. The earth here is a deep, dark loam, rich with the promise of growth, and in late summer, the air hums with the insistent buzz of cicadas and the sweet, heavy scent of ripening corn. Fields stretch out like rumpled blankets, punctuated by stands of aspen and oak that ignite in fiery hues when autumn arrives, casting long, dancing shadows in the low-slung sun. The sky above Milaca is vast, an endless canvas where clouds drift like lazy ships, and at dusk, it often bleeds into shades of bruised purple and rose, a quiet spectacle that stills the restless heart. The story of Milaca is intertwined with the fertile land it occupies and the river that sustains it. Originally settled by farmers drawn to the rich soil, the town grew alongside the agricultural industry, its economy still tethered to the bounty of the fields and the livestock that graze on them. The Rum River, once a vital artery for logging operations, now offers a more serene bounty, its banks a popular spot for anglers and those seeking the cool embrace of its waters on a sweltering July day. The presence of the river, a constant, murmuring companion, has imbued Milaca with a grounded character, a sense of enduring presence that echoes through its quiet streets and the steady, unhurried rhythm of its days.
Live animated radar for Milaca and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Milaca, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 45.755799°N, 93.654408°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56353 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Milaca, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Milaca, 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 Milaca includes coordinates 45.755799°N, 93.654408°W, situated in Mille Lacs County. ZIP code 56353. 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. 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.
