Taconite, Minnesota Weather
Taconite, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Taconite, Itasca County.
Full aviation weather for Taconite is published on the Grand Rapids Itasca Co-Gordon Newstrom field (KGPZ) page, 15 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. 3 airfields within reach of Taconite 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 Taconite: Range Regional Airport (KHIB) 42 km · Bigfork Municipal Airport (KFOZ) 56 km
Conditions reported at KGPZ describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Taconite specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Taconite.
About Taconite, Minnesota
Taconite lies in a landscape of low, rolling hills, a terrain smoothed by the passage of ancient glaciers, now cloaked in a dense, resilient boreal forest. It lies 70.3 miles west-north-west of Duluth, MN (from Duluth, MN: bearing 302°T), and is situated 8.7 miles north-east of Grand Rapids. Pine and spruce trees, their needles a deep, somber green, press in on the edges of the open spaces, their scent a sharp, clean note in the air, especially after a rain. The ground here is a mosaic of dark, rich soil and exposed rock, hinting at the earth's mineral heart. Small, clear lakes, like scattered shards of fallen sky, punctuate the woodlands, their surfaces often mirroring the vast, ever-changing canvas of the northern sky. The air itself possesses a crispness, a certain invigorating purity that speaks of distance from the clamor of crowded places. The very existence of Taconite is tied to the earth's bounty, specifically to the iron ore that lies beneath its surface. For decades, this region was a vital artery of the steel industry, its economy fueled by the relentless extraction of taconite pellets, a process that shaped the land and the lives of its people. Though the boom times may have receded, the legacy of mining remains, a deep-seated character in the community, a quiet understanding of hard work and resilience. The local economy, while diversified, still carries the echo of those industrial days, a reminder of the elemental forces that brought Taconite into being and continue to shape its identity.
Live animated radar for Taconite 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 | Taconite, Itasca County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 47.312718°N, 93.38215°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 55786, 55709 |
| Area Code | 218 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Taconite, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Taconite, 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 Taconite includes coordinates 47.312718°N, 93.382150°W, situated in Itasca County. ZIP code 55786, 55709. 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.
