Nashwauk, Minnesota Weather
Nashwauk, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Nashwauk, Itasca County.
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About Nashwauk, Minnesota
Nashwauk lies cradled by the rolling hills and dense pine forests of northern Minnesota, a landscape etched by glacial retreat and the slow, steady work of water. It lies 64.8 miles north-west of Duluth, MN (from Duluth, MN: bearing 310°T), and is situated 4.7 miles west-south-west of Keewatin. The air here, especially in the early morning, carries a damp, earthy scent of pine needles and decaying leaves, a constant reminder of the vast wilderness pressing in from all sides. Beyond the town's tidy grid of streets, the terrain swells and dips, leading to the quiet, dark waters of nearby lakes, their surfaces often mirroring the bruised purples and soft grays of the sky as dusk settles. The houses, many with sturdy, practical porches, seem to hunker down against the long, white winters, their windows reflecting the muted glow of porch lights against the encroaching shadows. The story of Nashwauk is deeply entwined with the iron ore that lies beneath this rugged earth, a legacy that shaped its founding and continues to echo in its character. For decades, the rumble of mining operations was the town's heartbeat, a rhythm that drew families and built a community dedicated to hard work and resilience. While the major mining days have largely passed, the spirit of those times endures, a quiet pride in the industrious past that informs the present. The local economy now finds a more varied footing, with businesses serving the surrounding natural resources and the needs of its residents, a testament to Nashwauk's enduring ability to adapt. The surrounding waterways, once channels for ore transport, now offer quiet recreation, a peaceful counterpoint to the town's industrial roots, and the quality of light on the water in the late afternoon can be remarkably serene.
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| Location | Nashwauk, Itasca County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 47.380214°N, 93.168252°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 55769 |
| Area Code | 218 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Nashwauk, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Nashwauk, 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 Nashwauk includes coordinates 47.380214°N, 93.168252°W, situated in Itasca County. ZIP code 55769. Telephone area code: 218. 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.
