Stockton, Minnesota Weather
Stockton, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Stockton, Winona County.
Full aviation weather for Stockton is published on the Winona Municipal Airport Max Conrad Field (KONA) page, 7 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. 5 airfields within reach of Stockton 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 Stockton: La Crosse Regional Airport (KLSE) 44 km · Fillmore County Airport (KFKA) 51 km · Houston County Airport (KCHU) 52 km · Rochester International Airport (KRST) 60 km
Conditions reported at KONA describe the airfield itself. Weather 7 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Stockton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Stockton.
About Stockton, Minnesota
Stockton’s small cluster of buildings huddles in a valley carved by ancient waters, where the land rises in steep, wooded bluffs that guard the west and south. It lies 6.7 miles west-south-west of Winona, MN (from Winona, MN: bearing 257°T), and is situated 8.3 miles west-south-west of Buffalo. The Whitewater River, a ribbon of cool, clear water, flows through this sheltered pocket, its banks often fringed with willows that whisper secrets to the passing breeze. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and pine needles, especially after a rain, and in the late afternoon, the sun slants through the trees, painting the valley floor in long, golden strokes. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch out in patchwork quilt patterns on the flatter ground, their green intensity a stark contrast to the deep, shadowed tones of the surrounding hills. The history of Stockton is deeply entwined with the fertile land and the river that has shaped its existence. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of rich soil and abundant timber, established a community that thrived on agriculture. The local economy still leans heavily on the bounty of the surrounding farms, with grain elevators standing as sentinels to the harvest. Generations have worked this land, their lives marked by the changing seasons and the quiet persistence of rural life. Evenings in Stockton often fall with a profound stillness, broken only by the distant lowing of cattle or the gentle rush of the river, a subtle testament to the enduring connection between the people and their landscape.
Live animated radar for Stockton 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 | Stockton, Winona County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44.027463°N, 91.769873°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 55987, 55988 |
| Area Code | 218 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Stockton, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Stockton, 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 Stockton includes coordinates 44.027463°N, 91.769873°W, situated in Winona County. ZIP code 55987, 55988. 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.
