Soudan, Minnesota Weather
Soudan, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Soudan, St. Louis County.
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About Soudan, Minnesota
Soudan rests within a landscape sculpted by ancient glaciers, a place where the boreal forest presses close and the air carries the clean scent of pine and damp earth. It lies 71.6 miles north of Duluth, MN (from Duluth, MN: bearing 355°T), and is situated 18.2 miles west-south-west of Ely. Rolling hills, born from the bedrock of the Canadian Shield, cradle small, clear lakes that reflect the vast, ever-changing sky. In summer, the sun hangs long and golden, casting a warm, diffused light that filters through the dense canopy, while winter brings a hushed stillness, the land blanketed in deep snow that muffles sound and sharpens the edges of the world. The terrain is rugged, a testament to the forces that shaped it, with rocky outcrops and dense stands of spruce and fir dominating the horizon, interrupted only by the occasional clearing or the shimmering surface of a hidden waterway. The heart of Soudan beats with the rhythm of its mining past, a legacy etched into the very soil and the collective memory of its people. For decades, the Soudan iron mine, once the deepest in the nation, was the economic engine that fueled this northern outpost, drawing workers and their families to this remote corner of St. Louis County. Though the mine has long since ceased its operations, its imposing headframes and the sprawling, now-silent machinery stand as stark monuments to a bygone era, a reminder of the grit and determination that built this community. Today, the spirit of Soudan endures, finding new life in tourism, with visitors drawn to the stark beauty of the old mine site, now a state park, and the surrounding wilderness that offers unparalleled opportunities for outdoor recreation, a quiet persistence in the face of changing times.
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| Location | Soudan, St. Louis County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 47.815752°N, 92.237658°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 55782 |
| Area Code | 218 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Soudan, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Soudan, 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 Soudan includes coordinates 47.815752°N, 92.237658°W, situated in St. Louis County. ZIP code 55782. 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.
