Tracy, Minnesota Weather
Tracy, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Tracy, Lyon County.
Full aviation weather for Tracy is published on the Tracy Municipal Airport (KTKC) page, 2 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 Tracy 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 Tracy: Southwest Minnesota Regional Airport - Marshall/Ryan Field (KMML) 29 km · Slayton Municipal Airport (KDVP) 30 km · Tyler Municipal Airport (K63Y) 43 km · Springfield Municipal Airport (KD42) 49 km · Windom Municipal Airport (KMWM) 54 km
Conditions reported at KTKC describe the airfield itself. Weather 2 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Tracy specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Tracy.
About Tracy, Minnesota
Tracy, Minnesota, unfurls across a landscape of broad, rolling prairie, where the horizon stretches with an almost audacious openness. It lies 48.2 miles west of Brown, MN (from Brown, MN: bearing 271°T), and is situated 7.4 miles west of Walnut Grove. The land here possesses a gentle, sweeping character, sculpted by ancient glaciers into subtle swells and dips that catch the light in ever-shifting patterns. Fields of corn and soybeans, vast and verdant in summer, give way to stubble and snow in winter, each season painting the countryside with a distinct palette. The air, especially in the hush of early morning or the golden glow of late afternoon, carries a clean, crisp scent, hinting at the fertile earth and the immense sky that presides over it all. The character of Tracy is one of quiet resilience, a place deeply connected to the rhythms of agriculture and the enduring spirit of the prairie. The history of Tracy is intrinsically tied to the westward expansion and the arrival of the railroad, which brought with it the promise of prosperity and a burgeoning community. Its economy has long been anchored in the bounty of the surrounding farmland, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels to the agricultural heartbeat of the region. Beyond the fields, the presence of the Minnesota River, a vital artery of the landscape, has historically shaped settlement and provided a source of life and sustenance. Tracy also holds a unique place in the cultural memory of the region, a testament to the ingenuity and perseverance of its early settlers.
Live animated radar for Tracy 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 | Tracy, Lyon County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44.233291°N, 95.619177°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56175 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Tracy, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Tracy, 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 Tracy includes coordinates 44.233291°N, 95.619177°W, situated in Lyon County. ZIP code 56175. 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.
