Waseca, Minnesota Weather
Waseca, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Waseca, Waseca County.
Full aviation weather for Waseca is published on the Waseca Municipal Airport (KACQ) page, 4 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 Waseca 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 Waseca: Owatonna Degner Regional Airport (KOWA) 20 km · Faribault Municipal Airport-Liz Wall Strohfus Field (KFBL) 32 km · Mankato Regional Airport (KMKT) 37 km · Le Sueur Municipal Airport (K12Y) 52 km · Stanton Airfield (KSYN) 59 km
Conditions reported at KACQ describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Waseca specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Waseca, Minnesota
Waseca unfolds across a landscape shaped by the quiet persistence of prairie agriculture, where broad fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards horizons often softened by the haze of summer heat. It lies 14.0 miles west of Owatonna, MN (from Owatonna, MN: bearing 268°T), and is situated 19.1 miles south-west of Faribault. Gentle slopes, born of ancient glacial activity, guide the eye across the land, punctuated by the darker green of tree lines that trace the paths of ephemeral creeks and the more substantial flow of the Watonwan River. The air here, particularly in the hushed moments of dawn or the lingering glow of dusk, carries a clean, earthy scent, a subtle perfume of turned soil and growing things that speaks of the deep connection between the people and the land. Even the scattered residential areas seem to embrace the open sky, with yards that tend to spill outwards, blurring the edges between cultivated life and the wilder, untamed beauty of the surrounding countryside. The story of Waseca is deeply entwined with the rhythms of the land and the industries that have sprung from it. Founded in the mid-19th century, its early growth was fueled by the rich soil, drawing settlers who saw potential in the fertile plains for farming and raising livestock. This agricultural heritage continues to define Waseca's economic character, with processing plants and related businesses forming a vital part of its livelihood. Beyond the fields, the presence of the University of Minnesota's Southern Research and Outreach Center lends an academic hum to the town, fostering innovation and research that ripples outwards. Waseca also holds a quiet pride in its connection to the natural world, with clear blue lakes nearby offering respite and recreation, their surfaces reflecting the vast Minnesota sky, a constant reminder of the elemental forces that have shaped this place.
Live animated radar for Waseca 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 | Waseca, Waseca County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44.077741°N, 93.507443°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56093 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Waseca, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Waseca, 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 Waseca includes coordinates 44.077741°N, 93.507443°W, situated in Waseca County. ZIP code 56093. 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.
