Wells, Minnesota Weather
Wells, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Wells, Faribault County.
Full aviation weather for Wells is published on the Wells Municipal Airport (K68Y) 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 Wells 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 Wells: Albert Lea Municipal Airport (KAEL) 30 km · Blue Earth Municipal Airport (KSBU) 34 km · Waseca Municipal Airport (KACQ) 39 km · Lake Mills Municipal Airport (K0Y6) 41 km · Mankato Regional Airport (KMKT) 55 km
Conditions reported at K68Y describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Wells specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Wells.
About Wells, Minnesota
Wells unfurls across a landscape sculpted by ancient glaciers, where the land gently rises and falls, a subtle topography that hints at the vastness of the prairie stretching towards the horizon. It lies 31.8 miles south-south-east of Mankato, MN (from Mankato, MN: bearing 155°T), and is situated 8.4 miles south-east of Minnesota Lake. The sky here feels immense, a boundless canvas that often bleeds into a soft, buttery gold as dusk settles, painting the few scattered trees and the low-slung buildings with a fleeting warmth. The air carries the clean, earthy scent of cultivated fields, a testament to the rich soil that has sustained life in this corner of the county for generations, and the occasional whisper of wind rustling through the tall grasses that still cling to the less-developed edges. The history of Wells is deeply entwined with the fertile earth, its economy rooted firmly in the agricultural bounty of southern Minnesota. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of abundant farmland, established a community that has since weathered the ebb and flow of agricultural cycles, its character shaped by the steady diligence of those who tend the land. While no grand pronouncements mark its past, the quiet persistence of family farms and the close-knit relationships fostered in a place where everyone knows their neighbor speak volumes about its enduring spirit. The grain elevators, standing sentinel against the wide sky, are iconic landmarks, silent witnesses to the ceaseless cycle of planting and harvest that defines the rhythm of life in Wells.
Live animated radar for Wells 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 | Wells, Faribault County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 43.746066°N, 93.728836°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56097 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Wells, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wells, 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 Wells includes coordinates 43.746066°N, 93.728836°W, situated in Faribault County. ZIP code 56097. 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.
