Twin Lakes, Minnesota Weather
Twin Lakes, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Twin Lakes, Freeborn County.
Full aviation weather for Twin Lakes is published on the Albert Lea Municipal Airport (KAEL) page, 14 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 Twin Lakes 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 Twin Lakes: Lake Mills Municipal Airport (K0Y6) 18 km · Wells Municipal Airport (K68Y) 35 km · Forest City Municipal Airport (KFXY) 40 km · Austin Municipal Airport (KAUM) 41 km · Mason City Municipal Airport (KMCW) 45 km
Conditions reported at KAEL describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Twin Lakes specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Twin Lakes.
About Twin Lakes, Minnesota
Twin Lakes lies a quiet sentinel amidst the broad, fertile plains of southern Minnesota. It lies 23.6 miles west-south-west of Austin, MN (from Austin, MN: bearing 252°T), and is situated 6.7 miles south-south-west of Albert Lea. Here, the land unfolds in gentle swells, a rich, dark soil yielding to the sky in a boundless expanse. The air, particularly in the late afternoon, carries a subtle sweetness, a blend of sun-warmed earth and the distant breath of ripening corn, a scent that clings to the senses like mist. The two lakes themselves, shallow and placid, reflect the vast sky in their muted blues, their shores fringed with hardy grasses and the occasional stoic oak. Life here moves at a pace dictated by the sun's arc and the turning of the seasons, a steady, unhurried rhythm that resonates with the land. The history of Twin Lakes is etched in the agricultural heart of Freeborn County, a testament to generations who coaxed sustenance from this prairie soil. Farming remains the lifeblood of the region, the fields a patchwork quilt of corn, soybeans, and the golden shimmer of wheat when it's in season. The local economy, though modest, is robust, built on the sturdy foundations of hard work and self-reliance, a spirit that has endured since the first homesteaders broke ground. While no grand monuments or famous institutions mark its landscape, Twin Lakes possesses a quiet distinction in its very essence – a place where the simple beauty of the land and the enduring strength of its people are the most compelling attractions.
Live animated radar for Twin Lakes 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 | Twin Lakes, Freeborn County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 43.559678°N, 93.422988°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56089, 56589 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Twin Lakes, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Twin Lakes, 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 Twin Lakes includes coordinates 43.559678°N, 93.422988°W, situated in Freeborn County. ZIP code 56089, 56589. 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.
