Watertown, Minnesota Weather
Watertown, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Watertown, Carver County.
Full aviation weather for Watertown is published on the Flying Cloud Airport (KFCM) page, 34 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. 3 airfields within reach of Watertown 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 Watertown: Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (KMSP) 50 km · Le Sueur Municipal Airport (K12Y) 58 km
Conditions reported at KFCM describe the airfield itself. Weather 34 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Watertown specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Watertown, Minnesota
Watertown, Minnesota, unfolds across a landscape shaped by the slow, deliberate etchings of glaciers and the persistent work of water. It lies 17.0 miles north-west of Chaska, MN (from Chaska, MN: bearing 315°T), and is situated 8.3 miles north-north-west of Waconia. Rolling terrain, softened by decades of cultivation, gives way to stands of oak and maple, their leaves catching the prairie light in shifting patterns. The Crow River, a silver ribbon, traces its way through the heart of the land, its banks a verdant fringe where cattails whisper their secrets to the breeze. Here, the air itself seems to hold a quiet luminescence, particularly in the late afternoons, when the sun dips low, casting long, gentle shadows that stretch across fields of ripening corn and soybeans. The very earth feels solid, dependable, a foundation built for enduring. The story of Watertown is one of agricultural resilience and a deep connection to the land. Early settlers, drawn by the fertile soil and the promise of a new beginning, established farms that continue to define the economic backbone of the region. The legacy of those pioneers is evident in the weathered barns and the enduring spirit of community that permeates Watertown. While agriculture remains central, the town has also cultivated a quiet vibrancy, its local businesses reflecting the needs and aspirations of its residents. A walk through the downtown area reveals a collection of shops and services that have weathered economic shifts, each bearing the imprint of the people who have made Watertown their home, a place where the present is as deeply rooted as the past.
Live animated radar for Watertown 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 | Watertown, Carver County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44.963574°N, 93.847189°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 55388 |
| Area Code | 612, 952 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Watertown, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Watertown, 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 Watertown includes coordinates 44.963574°N, 93.847189°W, situated in Carver County. ZIP code 55388. Telephone area code: 612, 952. 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.
