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