Nerstrand, Minnesota Weather
Nerstrand, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Nerstrand, Rice County.
Full aviation weather for Nerstrand is published on the Stanton Airfield (KSYN) 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 Nerstrand 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 Nerstrand: Faribault Municipal Airport-Liz Wall Strohfus Field (KFBL) 20 km · Owatonna Degner Regional Airport (KOWA) 29 km · Airlake Airport (KLVN) 34 km · Waseca Municipal Airport (KACQ) 49 km · South St Paul Municipal Airport/Richard E Fleming Field (KSGS) 57 km
Conditions reported at KSYN describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Nerstrand specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Nerstrand.
About Nerstrand, Minnesota
Nerstrand rests in a quiet pocket of Rice County, where the land begins to show its gentle, rolling character after miles of flatter prairie. It lies 19.5 miles north-north-east of Owatonna, MN (from Owatonna, MN: bearing 24°T), and is situated 9.3 miles south-south-east of Northfield. The landscape here is a pleasing mix of cultivated fields, their greens and golds stretching under a broad, often startlingly blue sky, and pockets of woodland that whisper with the rustle of oak and maple. Small creeks, their banks often fringed with ferns, thread their way through the terrain, contributing to a sense of verdant generosity that feels both grounded and softly alive. The air, especially in the late afternoon when the sun begins its slow descent, carries the clean scent of turned earth and distant cut grass, a fragrance that seems to settle over Nerstrand like a familiar blanket. This corner of Minnesota carries echoes of a past shaped by hardy settlers and the fertile earth they worked. The local economy, for generations, has been tied to the bounty of the surrounding farmland, with crops like corn and soybeans defining the agricultural rhythm of the region. Nerstrand itself, though small, has a history that speaks of self-reliance and community. The presence of Nerstrand State Park nearby, with its namesake waterfall cascading over limestone ledges, offers a natural wonder that draws visitors and provides a unique, almost prehistoric counterpoint to the agricultural plains. This distinctive natural feature, coupled with the enduring spirit of its farming heritage, gives Nerstrand a quiet, unassuming character, a place where the land and its history are still very much in conversation.
Live animated radar for Nerstrand 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 | Nerstrand, Rice County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44.341909°N, 93.067988°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 55053 |
| Area Code | 612, 952 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Nerstrand, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Nerstrand, 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 Nerstrand includes coordinates 44.341909°N, 93.067988°W, situated in Rice County. ZIP code 55053. 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.
