Nett Lake, Minnesota Weather
Nett Lake, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Nett Lake, St. Louis County.
Full aviation weather for Nett Lake is published on the Orr Regional Airport (KORB) page, 21 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. 4 airfields within reach of Nett 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 Nett Lake: Cook Municipal Airport (KCQM) 44 km · Bigfork Municipal Airport (KFOZ) 55 km · Falls International Airport (KINL) 56 km
Conditions reported at KORB describe the airfield itself. Weather 21 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Nett Lake specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Nett Lake.
About Nett Lake, Minnesota
Nett Lake unfolds as a vast, shimmering expanse, a watery heart beating within the dense, boreal embrace of northern Minnesota. It lies 102.7 miles north-north-west of Duluth, MN (from Duluth, MN: bearing 334°T), and is situated 29.1 miles south-east of Littlefork. The landscape here is a mosaic of deep, emerald forests, predominantly pine and spruce, that press close to the lake's shore, their stoic branches often heavy with the lingering chill of the north. Patches of bog and marsh, carpeted with resilient mosses and dotted with the startling purple of wild irises in season, fringe the water's edge, creating a rich, damp aroma that mingles with the clean, resinous scent of the conifers. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, falls in fractured shafts, illuminating the dark, peat-stained water and glinting off the occasional ripple, a silent testament to the unseen currents that stir beneath the surface. The air itself carries a peculiar stillness, a quietude broken only by the distant cry of a loon or the gentle lapping of water against a sandy outcrop. The history of Nett Lake is deeply entwined with the Anishinaabe people, who have long considered this area their ancestral homeland, their lives shaped by the bounty of its waters and woods. For generations, wild rice, or *manoomin*, has been harvested from these shallows, a sacred and vital tradition that continues to sustain the local economy and cultural identity. The rhythmic dipping of canoes and the gentle sifting of rice stalks through skilled hands are echoes of a time-honored practice. Beyond this foundational element, the economy of Nett Lake has seen shifts, with logging once a dominant force, leaving behind ghost stumps and a legacy of resourcefulness. Today, the area draws visitors seeking the quietude of nature, with fishing and small-scale tourism forming a more recent layer of its economic fabric, a subtle hum that complements the enduring rhythm of the wild rice harvest.
Live animated radar for Nett 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.
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| Location | Nett Lake, St. Louis County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 48.111035°N, 93.094055°W |
| Timezone | Central Time |
| ZIP Code(s) | 55771, 55772 |
| Area Code | 218 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Nett Lake, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Nett 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 Nett Lake includes coordinates 48.111035°N, 93.094055°W, situated in St. Louis County. ZIP code 55771, 55772. Telephone area code: 218. Timezone: Central Time.
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.
