Nelson, Minnesota Weather
Nelson, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Nelson, Douglas County.
Full aviation weather for Nelson is published on the Chandler Field (KAXN) page, 10 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 Nelson 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 Nelson: Glenwood Municipal Airport (KGHW) 28 km · Todd Field (K14Y) 30 km · Sauk Centre Municipal Airport (KD39) 33 km · Clarissa Municipal Airport (K8Y5) 37 km · Brooten Municipal Airport (K6D1) 45 km
Conditions reported at KAXN describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Nelson specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Nelson.
About Nelson, Minnesota
Nelson rests in a broad embrace of Minnesota's prairie, where the land unfolds in gentle swells towards the horizon. It lies 57.8 miles west-north-west of St. Cloud, MN (from St. Cloud, MN: bearing 294°T), and is situated 5.5 miles east of Alexandria. The sky here is a vast, ever-present canvas, shifting from the cool, pale blues of morning to the fiery golds and bruised purples of sundown, each hue bleeding into the next with a quiet drama. Fields of corn and soybeans, their greens and yellows a vibrant counterpoint to the deep, rich earth, stretch as far as the eye can see, punctuated by the occasional cluster of sturdy oaks or the silver ribbon of a distant creek. The air carries the scent of ripening grain and the clean, sharp tang of summer rain, a subtle perfume that speaks of the land’s enduring fertility. The story of Nelson is written in the soil and the sweat of generations who have worked this fertile ground. Founded by hardy settlers drawn to the promise of agricultural prosperity, the economy has long been tied to the bounty of the fields, with grain elevators standing as stoic sentinels against the open sky. While the rhythm of life in Nelson is unhurried, marked by the turning of seasons and the cycles of planting and harvest, it is a place that knows the quiet strength of community. Local traditions, passed down through families, continue to bind the residents, fostering a shared sense of place and belonging that is as enduring as the prairie itself.
Live animated radar for Nelson 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 | Nelson, Douglas County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 45.889407°N, 95.2642°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56355 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Nelson, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Nelson, 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 Nelson includes coordinates 45.889407°N, 95.264200°W, situated in Douglas County. ZIP code 56355. 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.
