Wilder, Minnesota Weather
Wilder, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Wilder, Jackson County.
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About Wilder, Minnesota
Wilder lies low and watchful under the broad Minnesota sky, a place where the land itself seems to exhale the quiet of the prairie. It lies 39.1 miles south-west of Brown, MN (from Brown, MN: bearing 225°T), and is situated 4.9 miles south-west of Windom. The horizon stretches out in an unbroken line of cultivated fields, painted in shades of emerald and gold depending on the season, punctuated by the occasional cluster of wind-scoured trees that offer scant shelter. The air here carries a faint scent of turned earth and the distant hum of machinery, a constant reminder of the agricultural heart that beats at the core of Wilder. Even the houses, simple and sturdy, seem to lean into the wind, their roofs a uniform gray against the vast expanse of blue. The history of Wilder is written in the slow, deliberate growth of its fields and the enduring spirit of its people, a lineage tied to the fertile soil that has sustained generations. This corner of Jackson County, once roamed by bison and the Sioux, now echoes with the steady rhythm of farming, the primary engine of its economy. Grain elevators, like silent sentinels, stand testament to the bounty harvested and shipped from this place, feeding not just the local markets but reaching far beyond. While Wilder may not boast grand monuments, its distinctiveness lies in the unpretentious grace of its rural life, a quiet testament to the enduring power of the land and the people who work it.
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| Location | Wilder, Jackson County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 43.826625°N, 95.197494°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56101 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Wilder, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wilder, 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 Wilder includes coordinates 43.826625°N, 95.197494°W, situated in Jackson County. ZIP code 56101. 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. 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.
