Virginia, Minnesota Weather
Virginia, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Virginia, St. Louis County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Virginia.
About Virginia, Minnesota
Virginia rises from the iron-rich heart of the Mesabi Range, a landscape sculpted by ancient glaciers and the persistent will of those who unearthed its bounty. It lies 55.0 miles north-north-west of Duluth, MN (from Duluth, MN: bearing 339°T), and is situated 4.2 miles north of Eveleth. Rolling hills, cloaked in dense boreal forests of aspen, birch, and pine, give way to the stark, open scars of former mines, their vast pits like gaping wounds on the earth, now often filled with water reflecting the vast, ever-changing Minnesota sky. The air here carries a crisp, clean scent, particularly after a rain, mingling the damp earth with the resinous tang of the surrounding woods, and the quality of the light, especially in the late afternoon, can cast a golden, almost ethereal glow over the land. The terrain itself speaks of upheaval and deep earth, with the occasional dramatic rise and fall hinting at the geological forces at play beneath the surface, and the very ground seems to hold a quiet resilience. Virginia's story is inextricably bound to the discovery of iron ore, a discovery that transformed this northern wilderness into a hub of industry and immigration in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Finnish, Italian, Polish, and other European immigrants, drawn by the promise of work, shaped the cultural character of Virginia, leaving behind a legacy of sturdy traditions and a resilient spirit that still permeates the community. The local economy, once dominated by mining, has diversified, though the echoes of that past remain in the architecture and the very topography of the region, with the ghosts of taconite processing plants and bustling company towns still visible in the landscape. Today, while the mines are less active, the spirit of enterprise endures, a testament to the enduring strength of the people who call Virginia home, their lives a quiet continuation of the endeavors that first settled this rugged, beautiful corner of Minnesota.
Live animated radar for Virginia and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Virginia, St. Louis County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 47.52326°N, 92.536571°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 55792, 55777 |
| Area Code | 218 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Virginia, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Virginia, 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 Virginia includes coordinates 47.523260°N, 92.536571°W, situated in St. Louis County. ZIP code 55792, 55777. 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. 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.
