Rushford, Minnesota Weather
Rushford, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Rushford, Fillmore County.
Full aviation weather for Rushford is published on the Winona Municipal Airport Max Conrad Field (KONA) page, 30 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 Rushford 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 Rushford: Houston County Airport (KCHU) 31 km · Fillmore County Airport (KFKA) 37 km · La Crosse Regional Airport (KLSE) 41 km · Ellen Church Field (KCJJ) 58 km · Decorah Municipal Airport (KDEH) 59 km
Conditions reported at KONA describe the airfield itself. Weather 30 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Rushford specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Rushford.
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.
Live animated radar for Rushford 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.
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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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
