Onamia, Minnesota Weather
Onamia, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Onamia, Mille Lacs County.
Full aviation weather for Onamia is published on the Mora Municipal Airport (KJMR) page, 37 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 Onamia 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 Onamia: Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (KBRD) 51 km · Aitkin Municipal Airport Steve Kurtz Field (KAIT) 53 km · Ray S Miller Army Air Field (KRYM) 54 km · Little Falls-Morrison County-Lindbergh field (KLXL) 54 km · Princeton Municipal Airport (KPNM) 57 km
Conditions reported at KJMR describe the airfield itself. Weather 37 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Onamia specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Onamia.
About Onamia, Minnesota
Onamia rests on the western edge of a vast, shimmering lake, its shoreline a tapestry of reeds that whisper in the persistent breeze. It lies 42.5 miles north-east of St. Cloud, MN (from St. Cloud, MN: bearing 34°T), and is situated 7.7 miles south-east of Vineland. The land here rolls gently, a landscape shaped by ancient glaciers, where pockets of dense pine forest give way to open fields of tall, sun-bleached grasses that sway like a restless sea. The air, especially in the quiet hours before dawn, carries the clean, sharp scent of boreal woods mingling with the damp, earthy aroma rising from the lakebed. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-clouded skies, falls in broad, golden swathes, illuminating the muted greens and browns of the terrain, and lending a transient, almost ethereal glow to the scattered farmsteads and the quiet streets of Onamia itself. The history of Onamia is deeply intertwined with the Ojibwe people, who have long considered this region sacred, and the echoes of their presence are felt in the very contours of the land and the names whispered by the wind. Later, logging crews and settlers arrived, drawn by the abundant timber and the promise of fertile soil, shaping the local economy through hard work and a connection to the natural world. Today, while farming and forestry still hold a place, the allure of the grand lake, with its abundant walleye and northern pike, draws anglers and vacationers, breathing a lively, if seasonal, pulse into Onamia. The distinctive rumble of a passing train, a sound that has marked the passage of time for generations, still punctuates the otherwise tranquil rhythm of life, a reminder of the enduring spirit of this lakeside community.
Live animated radar for Onamia 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 | Onamia, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 46.070515°N, 93.667746°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56359 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Onamia, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Onamia, 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 Onamia includes coordinates 46.070515°N, 93.667746°W, situated in Mille Lacs County. ZIP code 56359. 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. 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.
