Oakdale, Minnesota Weather
Oakdale, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Oakdale, Washington County.
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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.
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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 | July 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, 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 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. 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.
