Albany, Minnesota Weather
Albany, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Albany, Stearns County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Albany.
About Albany, Minnesota
Albany is a place where the land breathes with a quiet persistence, its rolling terrain a gentle exhale of the Minnesota prairie. It lies 20.3 miles west-north-west of St. Cloud, MN (from St. Cloud, MN: bearing 284°T), and is situated 9.2 miles west-north-west of Saint John's University. The fields, stitched with emerald and gold depending on the season, stretch towards horizons that seem to possess an infinite, pale blue depth. Here, the air carries the clean, earthy scent of tilled soil and the distant hum of agricultural machinery, a constant, low thrum that underscores the day. Sunlight, when it breaks through the vast sky, paints the landscape in broad, unhurried strokes, warming the rich earth and illuminating the sturdy, practical architecture of homes and barns that dot the countryside. The very light here seems to possess a peculiar clarity, as if filtered through countless miles of open air before settling upon the landscape. The history of Albany is deeply intertwined with the fertile soil and the strong hands that have worked it for generations. Its roots are firmly planted in the agricultural heritage of Stearns County, a legacy that continues to shape its local economy through farming and related industries. The community’s enduring spirit can be seen in its well-maintained streets and the friendly greetings exchanged between neighbors, a testament to a shared past and a present built on mutual reliance. While not a place of grand pronouncements or bustling throngs, Albany holds a distinct character, a quiet pride in its enduring connection to the land and the simple, honest work that defines its rhythm.
Live animated radar for Albany and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Albany, Stearns County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 45.629965°N, 94.570005°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56307 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Albany, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Albany, 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 Albany includes coordinates 45.629965°N, 94.570005°W, situated in Stearns County. ZIP code 56307. 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.
