Mountain Lake, Minnesota Weather
Mountain Lake, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Mountain Lake, Cottonwood County.
Full aviation weather for Mountain Lake is published on the Windom Municipal Airport (KMWM) 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 Mountain 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 Mountain Lake: St James Municipal Airport (KJYG) 30 km · Jackson Municipal Airport (KMJQ) 32 km · Springfield Municipal Airport (KD42) 33 km · Fairmont Municipal Airport (KFRM) 53 km · New Ulm Municipal Airport (KULM) 54 km
Conditions reported at KMWM describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Mountain Lake specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Mountain Lake.
About Mountain Lake, Minnesota
Mountain Lake lies spread across the gently rolling prairie, a wide, shallow basin cradling a namesake body of water that reflects the vast, ever-changing Minnesota sky. It lies 24.6 miles south-west of Brown, MN (from Brown, MN: bearing 215°T), and is situated 6.8 miles west-south-west of Butterfield. The land here breathes a clean, crisp air, carrying the scent of distant tilled fields and the faint, earthy musk of damp soil. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch to the horizon, their ordered rows a testament to human endeavor against the immense, open canvas of the plains, their green a vibrant counterpoint to the pale blue overhead. The quietude of this place is profound, broken only by the whisper of wind through tall grasses and the distant hum of a passing grain truck, a sound that seems to carry the very pulse of the land itself. The history of Mountain Lake is tied to the rich agricultural heritage of southwestern Minnesota, a story of hardy settlers who tamed this prairie and built a life from its fertile soil. Originally settled by German and Dutch immigrants, the town retains a strong sense of its European roots, visible in the enduring faith traditions and the quiet industry that still defines the local economy. Small businesses dot the downtown, a familiar collection of hardware stores, cafes, and agricultural suppliers, their storefronts bearing the patina of years. The lake itself, though more of a large pond these days, remains a focal point, a place where memories are made and the slow, steady rhythm of life in Mountain Lake continues, a quiet echo of the generations who have called this place home.
Live animated radar for Mountain 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Mountain Lake, Cottonwood County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 43.938846°N, 94.929709°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56159 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Mountain Lake, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mountain 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 Mountain Lake includes coordinates 43.938846°N, 94.929709°W, situated in Cottonwood County. ZIP code 56159. 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.
