Taunton, Minnesota Weather
Taunton, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Taunton, Lyon County.
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About Taunton, Minnesota
Taunton, Minnesota, unfolds under a vast, expansive sky, a place where the land itself seems to hold its breath in the wide-open spaces. It lies 74.5 miles west-north-west of Brown, MN (from Brown, MN: bearing 290°T), and is situated 4.6 miles west-north-west of Minneota. Rolling fields of corn and soybeans stretch to horizons so distant they blur into the pale blue, a verdant quilt stitched by the patient hands of agriculture. Gentle slopes, smoothed by millennia of wind and water, guide the eye across the terrain, punctuated by the occasional cluster of sturdy farmhouses and the silver glint of water towers. The air here carries the clean, earthy scent of tilled soil and the faint, sweet perfume of ripening crops, especially potent as the sun begins its slow descent, painting the clouds in hues of apricot and rose. Even the wind, a constant companion on these plains, seems to hum a steady, unhurried tune, a reminder of the enduring natural forces that shape this landscape. The story of Taunton is one of resilience and quiet purpose, a narrative woven into the very fabric of its agricultural heart. Founded by settlers drawn to the fertile prairie, the town has long depended on the bounty of the land, its economy intrinsically linked to the cycles of planting and harvest. While the railway once played a more prominent role in connecting Taunton to the wider world, its legacy remains in the straight, unwavering lines of track that still traverse the countryside. Today, the spirit of enterprise manifests in robust farming operations and the small businesses that serve the local community, each contributing to the town’s enduring character. There are no grand monuments here, but rather a profound sense of place, a subtle beauty found in the meticulous care of the land and the steady rhythm of life that pulses through Taunton.
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| Location | Taunton, Lyon County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44.593573°N, 96.065868°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56291 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Taunton, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Taunton, 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 Taunton includes coordinates 44.593573°N, 96.065868°W, situated in Lyon County. ZIP code 56291. 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. 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.
