Windom, Minnesota Weather
Windom, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Windom, Cottonwood County.
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About Windom, Minnesota
Windom unfolds across a broad, fertile plain, a place where the horizon stretches with a quiet insistence, punctuated by the patient silhouettes of grain elevators against a sky that can shift from the pale, watery blue of morning to the bruised purples of an approaching storm. It lies 34.3 miles south-west of Brown, MN (from Brown, MN: bearing 223°T), and is situated 18.1 miles north-north-west of Jackson. The land here, a rich loam, rolls gently, a vast, cultivated quilt stitched with the emerald of summer corn and the gold of ripening wheat, the fields exhaling a scent of damp earth and sun-baked stubble that hangs in the air. Along the Des Moines River, a vein of life through the landscape, stands of cottonwood trees offer a deep, cool shade, their leaves rustling like whispered secrets in the prairie breeze, and the water itself, a placid ribbon, reflects the immense, ever-changing canvas above. The story of Windom is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of this region, a legacy that began with settlers drawn to the fertile soil and the promise of prosperity. The local economy remains anchored by the cultivation and processing of crops, a steady hum of activity that pulses through the days, from the early morning trucks heading to market to the late afternoon glow of drying grain. History whispers from the sturdy brick buildings downtown, remnants of a time when railroads first brought commerce and connection to this corner of Cottonwood County, and the annual celebration of its agricultural heritage, a vibrant display of community pride, continues to draw neighbors and visitors alike.
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| Location | Windom, Cottonwood County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 43.866346°N, 95.116937°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 Windom, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Windom, 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 Windom includes coordinates 43.866346°N, 95.116937°W, situated in Cottonwood 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.
