New Ulm, Minnesota Weather
New Ulm, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for New Ulm, Brown County.
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About New Ulm, Minnesota
New Ulm rises from the fertile plains of southern Minnesota, a place where the Minnesota River, a silver ribbon, bends and flows with a patient, ancient wisdom. It lies 10.8 miles east-north-east of Brown, MN (from Brown, MN: bearing 58°T), and is situated 6.7 miles west-north-west of Courtland. Rolling hills, softened by decades of cultivation, cradle the town, their slopes often dusted with the gold of ripening corn or the emerald of summer pastures. The sky here feels vast, an endless canvas where clouds drift like ships on a boundless ocean, and the air, especially as dusk descends, carries a cool, earthy scent, tinged with the faint perfume of distant fields. The land itself seems to hold a quiet strength, a resilience honed by the extremes of prairie weather, from the biting winds of winter to the generous warmth of summer sun. The founding of New Ulm is a story steeped in the spirit of German immigration, a determined migration that sought to transplant the familiar rhythms of the Old World to this new frontier. The town's character is still marked by this heritage, with echoes of its Bavarian namesake evident in the architecture and a deep-seated pride in its cultural roots. The local economy, once heavily reliant on agriculture, now thrives on a diversified base, with a robust manufacturing sector that produces everything from food products to wind turbines, a testament to the ingenuity and hard work of its inhabitants. The iconic Hermann Monument stands sentinel on a bluff overlooking the Minnesota River, a striking symbol of German-American heritage and a popular landmark that draws visitors and locals alike to contemplate the town's enduring legacy.
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| Location | New Ulm, Brown County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44.312463°N, 94.460529°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56073 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This New Ulm, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for New Ulm, 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 New Ulm includes coordinates 44.312463°N, 94.460529°W, situated in Brown County. ZIP code 56073. 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. 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.
