Northfield, Minnesota Weather
Northfield, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Northfield, Rice County.
Full aviation weather for Northfield is published on the Stanton Airfield (KSYN) page, 12 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 Northfield 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 Northfield: Faribault Municipal Airport-Liz Wall Strohfus Field (KFBL) 19 km · Airlake Airport (KLVN) 20 km · Owatonna Degner Regional Airport (KOWA) 38 km · South St Paul Municipal Airport/Richard E Fleming Field (KSGS) 46 km · Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (KMSP) 47 km
Conditions reported at KSYN describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Northfield specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Northfield, Minnesota
Northfield, a place where the Cannon River cleaves the land, offers a landscape of subtle grace, a gentle rolling terrain that hints at the vastness of the prairie beyond. It lies 13.8 miles south-south-east of Lakeville, MN (from Lakeville, MN: bearing 163°T), and is situated 2.8 miles north-east of Dundas. Open fields, stitched with the clean lines of agricultural plots, give way to stands of deciduous trees that blaze with colour in autumn, their leaves a vibrant testament to the changing seasons. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a crispness born of its northern latitude, a clarity that sharpens the edges of the world. In the quieter corners of Northfield, away from the hum of its academic centres, one can still find moments of profound stillness, a quietude that settles over the land like a soft blanket. The history of Northfield is deeply intertwined with the fertile earth it occupies, a legacy of settlement and industry that has shaped its character. Founded by pioneers drawn to the rich soil and the power of the Cannon River, the town grew around mills that harnessed the waterway's energy, a testament to human ingenuity against the natural world. Today, its economy is buoyed by the presence of its esteemed liberal arts colleges, which infuse the streets with a youthful energy and a vibrant intellectual current. This academic pulse, however, does not erase the enduring presence of agriculture, the fields surrounding Northfield still producing crops that speak of a connection to the land that runs deep, a tradition carried forward with quiet pride.
Live animated radar for Northfield 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 | Northfield, Rice County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44.458298°N, 93.161604°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 55057 |
| Area Code | 612, 952 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Northfield, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Northfield, 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 Northfield includes coordinates 44.458298°N, 93.161604°W, situated in Rice County. ZIP code 55057. 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.
