Oakdale, Minnesota Weather
Oakdale, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Oakdale, Washington County.
Full aviation weather for Oakdale is published on the Saint Paul Downtown Holman Field (KSTP) page, 8 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 Oakdale 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 Oakdale: Lake Elmo Airport (K21D) 9 km · South St Paul Municipal Airport/Richard E Fleming Field (KSGS) 13 km · Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (KMSP) 22 km · Anoka County-Blaine (Janes Field) Airport (KANE) 28 km · Forest Lake Airport (K25D) 32 km
Conditions reported at KSTP describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Oakdale specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Oakdale, Minnesota
Oakdale, Minnesota, unfolds across a landscape shaped by glacial retreat, a gentle rolling terrain where pockets of deciduous forest give way to open fields, a subtle undulation that hints at the forces that sculpted this land long before human settlement. It lies 1.6 miles east-north-east of Maplewood, MN (from Maplewood, MN: bearing 65°T), and is situated 6.1 miles east of St. Paul. The air here, especially in the late afternoon when the sun begins its descent, often carries a clean, crisp scent, a blend of pine needles and damp earth, a quality that seems to settle deep within the lungs. The land is a mosaic of residential neighborhoods, interwoven with parks and the occasional patch of wilder woodland, a place where the suburban sprawl has yet to entirely erase the memory of a more untamed country. Here, life moves with a measured pace, the hum of lawnmowers and the distant laughter of children a familiar sonic backdrop, punctuated by the rustle of leaves in the breeze. Historically, Oakdale's development is a story of agricultural roots giving way to suburban growth, a transformation that began in earnest as the Twin Cities expanded outwards. The land was once tilled by farmers, their lives tied to the seasons and the yield of the soil, a legacy that can still be glimpsed in the occasional remnant farmstead or the names of streets that recall a simpler time. Today, Oakdale's economy is largely driven by its residential character and a growing commercial sector, a far cry from its agrarian past, yet the quiet persistence of nature remains a defining feature. The presence of Willow River State Park, just a short drive away, offers a constant reminder of the natural beauty that persists, with its bluffs and the powerful flow of the St. Croix River, a waterway that has witnessed centuries of change.
Live animated radar for Oakdale 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 | Oakdale, Washington County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44.963022°N, 92.964936°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 55128 |
| Area Code | 612, 952 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Oakdale, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Oakdale, 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 Oakdale includes coordinates 44.963022°N, 92.964936°W, situated in Washington County. ZIP code 55128. 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.
