Rice Lake, Minnesota Weather
Rice Lake, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Rice Lake, Wright County.
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About Rice Lake, Minnesota
Rice Lake lies in a gentle dip of Wright County, a place where the land seems to sigh softly beneath the vast Minnesota sky. It lies 30.7 miles west-north-west of Chaska, MN (from Chaska, MN: bearing 301°T), and is situated 4.8 miles south-south-east of Cokato. The terrain here is a study in muted greens and browns, a mosaic of agricultural fields giving way to stands of poplar and oak, their leaves whispering secrets to the wind. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a distinct sweetness, a blend of sun-warmed earth and the distant, clean scent of water. The lake itself, a broad, shallow expanse, reflects the ever-changing moods of the sky, its surface often rippled by a breeze that hints at the coming coolness of evening. Here, the human presence feels less like an imposition and more like a quiet integration with the natural world, the houses and farms fitting themselves into the landscape as if they grew there. The story of Rice Lake is deeply entwined with the fertile soil that has sustained generations of farming families. For decades, the rhythm of life here has been dictated by the planting and harvesting seasons, with corn and soybeans dominating the open fields, their stalks reaching towards the sun like patient prayers. Though agriculture remains a cornerstone, the local economy has diversified, with small businesses serving the needs of the surrounding countryside and the growing number of residents seeking a more tranquil pace of life. Echoes of a simpler past can still be felt, perhaps in the weathered barns that stand sentinel on the horizon or in the quiet camaraderie that often marks interactions at the local general store, a place where news travels as freely as the scent of coffee.
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| Location | Rice Lake, Wright County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 45.01413°N, 94.144421°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 55060, 56621, 55349, 55803 |
| Area Code | 612, 952, 218 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rice Lake, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rice Lake, 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 Rice Lake includes coordinates 45.014130°N, 94.144421°W, situated in Wright County. ZIP code 55060, 56621, 55349, 55803. Telephone area code: 612, 952, 218. 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.
