Porter, Minnesota Weather
Porter, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Porter, Yellow Medicine County.
Full aviation weather for Porter is published on the Myers Field Airport (KCNB) page, 13 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 Porter 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 Porter: Southwest Minnesota Regional Airport - Marshall/Ryan Field (KMML) 34 km · Tyler Municipal Airport (K63Y) 39 km · Lac Qui Parle County Airport (KDXX) 39 km · Granite Falls Municipal Airport / Lenzen-Roe Memorial Field (KGDB) 50 km · Montevideo Chippewa County Airport (KMVE) 52 km
Conditions reported at KCNB describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Porter specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Porter.
About Porter, Minnesota
Porter rests on the broad, sweeping canvas of southwestern Minnesota, a place where the sky seems to spill over the horizon and the land unfolds in patient, agricultural waves. It lies 79.6 miles north-north-east of Sioux Falls, SD (from Sioux Falls, SD: bearing 19°T), and is situated 7.4 miles south-east of Canby. The terrain here is a testament to the slow, persistent work of glaciers and wind, a gently rolling prairie that, in the late afternoon sun, takes on a burnished gold, the stubble of harvested fields catching the light like a thousand tiny embers. The air, especially after a rain, carries the clean, earthy scent of turned soil and the distant, sweet perfume of ripening corn, a palpable reminder of the lifeblood that pulses through this landscape. Even the quietude feels substantial, a deep hum of contented stillness that resonates with the vastness of the open country. The story of Porter is written in the furrowed earth and the enduring spirit of its people, a narrative shaped by the arrival of settlers drawn to the fertile soil of Yellow Medicine County. For generations, the local economy has been intrinsically tied to the bounty of the land, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels to the cycles of planting and harvest that define the rhythm of life. This is a place where hard work and a deep understanding of the seasons have always been the currency, a tradition carried forward from the early days of farming. While progress has brought its own subtle shifts, the fundamental character of Porter remains rooted in the steadfastness of its agricultural heritage, a quiet strength that endures against the ever-changing winds of time.
Live animated radar for Porter 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 | Porter, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44.636352°N, 96.165595°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56280 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Porter, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Porter, 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 Porter includes coordinates 44.636352°N, 96.165595°W, situated in Yellow Medicine County. ZIP code 56280. 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.
