Winona, Minnesota Weather
Winona, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Winona, Winona County.
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About Winona, Minnesota
Winona rises from the broad sweep of the Mississippi River valley, a place where bluffs, ancient and stoic, stand sentinel over the restless waters. It lies 26.3 miles north-west of La Crosse, WI (from La Crosse, WI: bearing 311°T), and is situated 1.9 miles south-west of Buffalo. The land here is a study in contrasts: the river’s generous floodplains, fertile and wide, give way to the dramatic, forested ascents of the bluffs, their flanks etched with ravines and secret hollows. Sunlight, when it finds its way through the dense canopy of oak and maple, spills onto the valley floor in shifting patterns, illuminating the persistent green of fields and the orderly grids of streets. The air itself seems to carry the scent of damp earth and distant woodsmoke, a constant reminder of the wildness that presses in from the surrounding landscape, even as the town hums with its own quiet industry. The history of Winona is deeply entwined with the mighty Mississippi, a thoroughfare that once carried steamboats laden with lumber and grain, shaping the town's early economy. German and Polish immigrants, drawn by the promise of fertile land and steady work in the timber mills and grain elevators, laid many of the foundations still visible today, their heritage lending a particular character to the community. The presence of Saint Mary's University and Winona State University infuses the town with a youthful energy and intellectual curiosity, a counterpoint to the enduring legacy of its agricultural and manufacturing past. Even now, the river remains a vital artery, supporting a local economy that balances its historic roots with the demands of the modern world, a place where the echoes of steamboat whistles can almost be heard on a quiet summer evening.
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| Location | Winona, Winona County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44.049963°N, 91.639315°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 55987, 55959 |
| Area Code | 218 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Winona, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Winona, 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 Winona includes coordinates 44.049963°N, 91.639315°W, situated in Winona County. ZIP code 55987, 55959. Telephone area code: 218. 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.
