Winton, Minnesota Weather
Winton, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Winton, St. Louis County.
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About Winton, Minnesota
Winton exists as a quiet outpost, where the dense green of the boreal forest presses close. It lies 80.3 miles north of Duluth, MN (from Duluth, MN: bearing 10°T), and is situated 3.5 miles east-north-east of Ely. The air here carries the sharp, clean scent of pine and the damp, earthy perfume of moss, especially after a rain. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, paints fleeting mosaics on the needle-strewn ground, and the silence is often broken only by the sigh of wind in the spruce or the distant call of a loon across the water. The land itself is a rugged, ancient thing, shaped by glaciers and time, with the dark, clear waters of nearby lakes reflecting the ever-changing sky like polished obsidian. This corner of St. Louis County has a history deeply entwined with the timber industry, the scent of sawdust a lingering ghost of past endeavors. For generations, logging camps and their rough-and-tumble settlements dotted the landscape, their echoes now softened by the persistent reclamation of nature. The economy, once dominated by the felling of mighty trees, has found a new footing in the tourism that draws people to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, its vast network of lakes and portages beginning not far from Winton's doorstep. The town serves as a vital gateway, a place where canoes are loaded, supplies are gathered, and the spirit of adventure takes hold, a quiet hum of preparation before venturing into the wilder heart of Minnesota.
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| Location | Winton, St. Louis County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 47.926289°N, 91.800695°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 55796, 55731 |
| Area Code | 218 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Winton, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Winton, 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 Winton includes coordinates 47.926289°N, 91.800695°W, situated in St. Louis County. ZIP code 55796, 55731. 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.
