Sleepy Eye, Minnesota Weather
Sleepy Eye, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Sleepy Eye, Brown County.
Full aviation weather for Sleepy Eye is published on the New Ulm Municipal Airport (KULM) page, 18 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 Sleepy Eye 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 Sleepy Eye: Springfield Municipal Airport (KD42) 23 km · St James Municipal Airport (KJYG) 37 km · Redwood Falls Municipal Airport (KRWF) 40 km · Windom Municipal Airport (KMWM) 53 km · Olivia Regional Airport (KOVL) 59 km
Conditions reported at KULM describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Sleepy Eye specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Sleepy Eye, Minnesota
Sleepy Eye, a name that evokes a quiet slumber, rests upon the broad, fertile plains of southern Minnesota. It lies 6.1 miles north-west of Brown, MN (from Brown, MN: bearing 320°T), and is situated 13.1 miles west of New Ulm. The land here unfolds in gentle, sweeping curves, a vast canvas of agricultural richness where fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards horizons that seem to hold the very breath of the sky. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a scent of turned earth and ripening grain, a perfume that clings to the senses. The sky itself is a grand theater, often painted with dramatic clouds that drift and morph like slow-motion giants, their shadows briefly darkening the land before releasing it back to the sun’s warm gaze. The very character of Sleepy Eye is etched in this open, honest landscape, a place where the elements are not just observed but are lived in, felt in the marrow of one’s bones. The history of Sleepy Eye is as deeply rooted as the prairie grasses that once dominated this terrain. Settled by a hardy mix of German, Irish, and Bohemian immigrants, the town grew around the agricultural bounty of Brown County, its economy forever tied to the cycles of planting and harvest. The railroad, a vital artery in its early days, brought prosperity and connection, its echoes still faintly heard in the town's layout and the enduring presence of grain elevators that stand as silent sentinels against the sky. Sleepy Eye is renowned for its annual Butter Festival, a testament to its agricultural heritage and a vibrant celebration that draws people from miles around, filling the streets with a lively, convivial spirit. This enduring connection to the land and its traditions gives Sleepy Eye a distinctive, unhurried rhythm, a quiet confidence that has weathered the changing seasons and economic tides.
Live animated radar for Sleepy Eye 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 | Sleepy Eye, Brown County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44.297183°N, 94.72415°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56085 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sleepy Eye, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sleepy Eye, 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 Sleepy Eye includes coordinates 44.297183°N, 94.724150°W, situated in Brown County. ZIP code 56085. 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.
