Waterville, Minnesota Weather
Waterville, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Waterville, Le Sueur County.
Full aviation weather for Waterville is published on the Waseca Municipal Airport (KACQ) page, 16 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 Waterville 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 Waterville: Faribault Municipal Airport-Liz Wall Strohfus Field (KFBL) 24 km · Owatonna Degner Regional Airport (KOWA) 27 km · Mankato Regional Airport (KMKT) 28 km · Le Sueur Municipal Airport (K12Y) 37 km · Stanton Airfield (KSYN) 52 km
Conditions reported at KACQ describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Waterville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Waterville.
About Waterville, Minnesota
Waterville unfolds across a landscape shaped by the generous hand of glacial retreat, where rolling terrain gives way to the shimmering expanse of lakes that define its character. It lies 19.3 miles west-north-west of Owatonna, MN (from Owatonna, MN: bearing 299°T), and is situated 9.9 miles north-east of Janesville. The air here carries the clean, crisp scent of prairie grasses and the subtle, earthy perfume of damp soil, especially potent after a summer rain. Gentle slopes, softened by the passage of seasons, embrace the waters, their shores fringed with reeds that rustle like whispered secrets in the breeze. Sunlight, when it spills across the land in the late afternoon, casts long, golden shadows that stretch across fields of corn and soybeans, lending a serene, almost painterly quality to the everyday. The very feel of Waterville is one of quiet expansiveness, an invitation to breathe deeply and notice the subtle shifts in light and shadow as the day progresses. The history of Waterville is inextricably tied to the bounty of its fertile ground and the allure of its abundant waterways, a narrative woven from the aspirations of early settlers drawn to its agricultural promise. For generations, the land has yielded its harvest, supporting a local economy built on the sturdy foundation of farming, a tradition that continues to shape the rhythm of life. The presence of the lakes, particularly Elysian Lake, has always been a draw, offering both sustenance and recreation, a place where families have gathered for decades to fish, swim, and simply enjoy the cool embrace of the water. This enduring connection to the land and its lakes gives Waterville a distinct identity, a place where the past is not forgotten but is instead a quiet, ever-present hum beneath the surface of contemporary life, influencing the unhurried pace and the deep-rooted sense of community.
Live animated radar for Waterville 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.
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| Location | Waterville, Le Sueur County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44.218853°N, 93.568002°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56096 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Waterville, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Waterville, 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 Waterville includes coordinates 44.218853°N, 93.568002°W, situated in Le Sueur County. ZIP code 56096. 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.
