Morristown, Minnesota Weather
Morristown, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Morristown, Rice County.
Full aviation weather for Morristown is published on the Faribault Municipal Airport-Liz Wall Strohfus Field (KFBL) 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 Morristown 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 Morristown: Owatonna Degner Regional Airport (KOWA) 19 km · Waseca Municipal Airport (KACQ) 19 km · Mankato Regional Airport (KMKT) 38 km · Stanton Airfield (KSYN) 44 km · Le Sueur Municipal Airport (K12Y) 44 km
Conditions reported at KFBL describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Morristown specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Morristown.
About Morristown, Minnesota
Morristown rests in a broad, fertile valley where the land gently swells and recedes, a landscape sculpted by ancient glaciers and now diligently tended by generations of farmers. It lies 14.7 miles north-west of Owatonna, MN (from Owatonna, MN: bearing 312°T), and is situated 9.9 miles west-south-west of Faribault. The sky here is an expansive canvas, often painted with hues of soft gold at dawn and a profound, velvety indigo as twilight descends, casting long, ethereal shadows across the fields of corn and soybeans. The air, especially in late summer, carries the sweet, earthy perfume of ripening crops, a scent that mingles with the distant hum of agricultural machinery. The few streets of Morristown are lined with sturdy, unpretentious buildings, their facades whispering tales of a quieter era, and the quiet hum of everyday life is punctuated by the occasional rumble of a passing grain truck or the cheerful greetings exchanged between neighbors. The history of Morristown is deeply intertwined with the rich agricultural heritage of Rice County, a land that has long sustained those who work its soil. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of fertile ground and the clear waters of the nearby Cannon River, established a community built on hard work and mutual reliance. The local economy, though it has seen its share of shifts, remains anchored in the agricultural sector, with grain elevators standing as stoic sentinels along the railway lines. While Morristown may not boast grand monuments, its distinctiveness lies in its enduring connection to the land and the quiet resilience of its people, a spirit evident in the well-maintained farmsteads and the unhurried pace of life that defines this corner of southern Minnesota.
Live animated radar for Morristown 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 | Morristown, Rice County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44.227185°N, 93.444665°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 55052 |
| Area Code | 612, 952 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Morristown, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Morristown, 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 Morristown includes coordinates 44.227185°N, 93.444665°W, situated in Rice County. ZIP code 55052. 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.
