Milan, Minnesota Weather
Milan, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Milan, Chippewa County.
Full aviation weather for Milan is published on the Appleton Municipal Airport (KAQP) page, 15 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 Milan 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 Milan: Montevideo Chippewa County Airport (KMVE) 22 km · Lac Qui Parle County Airport (KDXX) 25 km · Benson Municipal Airport (KBBB) 32 km · Ortonville Municipal Airport/Martinson Field (KVVV) 46 km · Granite Falls Municipal Airport / Lenzen-Roe Memorial Field (KGDB) 48 km
Conditions reported at KAQP describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Milan specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Milan.
About Milan, Minnesota
Milan is a quiet sentinel on the Minnesota prairie, where the land stretches out in broad, generous sweeps, punctuated by the occasional cluster of trees that offer a brief, verdant sigh against the immense blue sky. It lies 87.0 miles north-west of Brown, MN (from Brown, MN: bearing 315°T), and is situated 8.0 miles south-east of Appleton. The terrain here is a testament to the slow, relentless work of glaciers, leaving behind a landscape of gentle swells and shallow depressions that cradle fields of golden grain and the shimmering surfaces of small, clear lakes. In the late afternoon, the sun casts long, languid shadows, painting the horizon with hues of amber and rose, a fleeting, breathtaking spectacle that seems to draw the very breath from the land. The air itself feels clean and vast, carrying the faint, earthy scent of tilled soil and the distant murmur of agricultural life. The history of Milan is deeply rooted in the fertile soil that has sustained its people for generations. Founded by industrious settlers drawn to the promise of abundant farmland, Milan's economy has always been intrinsically tied to the cycles of agriculture, with crops like corn and soybeans dominating the verdant expanse. This agricultural heritage imbues Milan with a character of enduring resilience and a quiet pride in the fruits of honest labor. While large industries have largely bypassed this corner of Chippewa County, the strength of Milan lies in its close-knit community, where neighbors rely on each other and a shared understanding of the land fosters a unique sense of place. The rhythm of life here is measured by the turning of the seasons and the steady hum of the combines in autumn, a comforting, predictable cadence that defines the enduring spirit of Milan.
Live animated radar for Milan 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 | Milan, Chippewa County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 45.108571°N, 95.913371°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56262 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Milan, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Milan, 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 Milan includes coordinates 45.108571°N, 95.913371°W, situated in Chippewa County. ZIP code 56262. 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. 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.
