Rushford, Minnesota Weather
Rushford, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Rushford, Fillmore County.
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About Rushford, Minnesota
Rushford rests in a valley cradled by rolling bluffs, a place where the Root River, a ribbon of cool, clear water, makes its steady way. It lies 17.6 miles south-south-west of Winona, MN (from Winona, MN: bearing 199°T), and is situated 9.7 miles west-north-west of Houston. The land here is a patchwork of fertile fields, emerald in the spring and gold in the autumn, interspersed with stands of oak and maple that blaze with color when the air grows crisp. The sky above Rushford often seems vast, a canvas for dramatic clouds that drift lazily or gather for a summer storm, their shadows sweeping across the undulating terrain. The quiet hum of cicadas in the heat of July and the distant lowing of cattle are the prevailing sounds, punctuated by the occasional rumble of a tractor or the cheerful greetings exchanged between neighbors on their porches. The history of Rushford is deeply entwined with the fertile soil and the persistent flow of the Root River, which has long been a lifeblood for agriculture and a source of power. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of rich farmland, established a community that has since thrived on the bounty of the land, with dairy farming and grain production forming the backbone of its economy. The legacy of these pioneers is still visible in the sturdy, old farmhouses and the well-maintained barns that dot the landscape, testaments to generations of hard work and dedication. While the world outside Rushford rushes forward, life here moves at a more deliberate pace, a rhythm dictated by the seasons and the steady, unhurried journey of the river itself.
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| Location | Rushford, Fillmore County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 43.808298°N, 91.752926°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 55971 |
| Area Code | 218 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rushford, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rushford, 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 Rushford includes coordinates 43.808298°N, 91.752926°W, situated in Fillmore County. ZIP code 55971. Telephone area code: 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.
