Orono, Minnesota Weather
Orono, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Orono, Hennepin County.
Full aviation weather for Orono is published on the Flying Cloud Airport (KFCM) page, 20 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. 5 airfields within reach of Orono 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 Orono: Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (KMSP) 32 km · Saint Paul Downtown Holman Field (KSTP) 43 km · South St Paul Municipal Airport/Richard E Fleming Field (KSGS) 47 km · Airlake Airport (KLVN) 48 km
Conditions reported at KFCM describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Orono specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Orono.
About Orono, Minnesota
Orono’s northern reaches spill into the generous embrace of Lake Minnetonka, its shores a mosaic of private docks and whispering reeds where the water sighs against the land. It lies 6.4 miles north-west of Minnetonka, MN (from Minnetonka, MN: bearing 309°T), and is situated 7.8 miles west-south-west of Plymouth. The terrain here is a gentle undulation of land, sculpted by ancient glaciers, where groves of mature oak and maple trees stand sentinel, their leaves catching the diffused light of the midday sun. A quiet prosperity hums beneath the surface, evident in the well-tended estates that dot the landscape and the sleek boats that glide across the lake’s surface, leaving faint trails on the impossibly blue water. The air carries the scent of damp earth after a spring rain, mingled with the distant, sweet perfume of blooming lilac in the warmer months. The history of Orono is inextricably tied to the allure of Lake Minnetonka, which once drew steamboats and summer visitors to its shores, fostering a burgeoning tourism economy that shaped its early character. While the grand hotels of yesteryear have largely receded into memory, the lake remains the economic and social heart of Orono, supporting a vibrant recreational industry and a lifestyle centered on its watery expanse. The presence of the University of Minnesota’s Bell Museum of Natural History, with its striking architecture and commitment to public engagement, adds an intellectual counterpoint to the bucolic setting, drawing curious minds to ponder the natural world that so richly surrounds Orono. This fusion of natural beauty and a cultivated sense of place gives Orono its distinctive, almost timeless, feel.
Live animated radar for Orono 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Orono, Hennepin County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44.971352°N, 93.604403°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 55356, 55391 |
| Area Code | 612, 952 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Orono, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Orono, 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 Orono includes coordinates 44.971352°N, 93.604403°W, situated in Hennepin County. ZIP code 55356, 55391. 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.
