Aldrich, Minnesota Weather
Aldrich, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Aldrich, Wadena County.
Full aviation weather for Aldrich is published on the Staples Municipal Airport (KSAZ) page, 10 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 6 airfields within reach of Aldrich have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Aldrich: Wadena Municipal Airport (KADC) 23 km · Clarissa Municipal Airport (K8Y5) 29 km · Todd Field (K14Y) 53 km · Ray S Miller Army Air Field (KRYM) 54 km · Pine River Regional Airport (KPWC) 58 km
Conditions reported at KSAZ describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Aldrich specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Aldrich.
About Aldrich, Minnesota
Aldrich exists as a quiet clearing on the Minnesota landscape, where the land's gentle, rolling contours begin to flatten, hinting at the broader plains to come. It lies 67.5 miles north-north-west of St. Cloud, MN (from St. Cloud, MN: bearing 327°T), and is situated 7.0 miles west-north-west of Staples. The sky here feels immense, a vast, ever-shifting canvas of blues and greys that presides over fields of ripening grain and the occasional stoic barn. Birch trees, their bark like aged parchment, stand sentinel along the edges of the cultivated land, their leaves rustling with a sound that carries the weight of the wind. The air, especially in the late afternoon, holds a crispness, a subtle perfume of damp earth and distant woodsmoke, a scent that seeps into the very bones of the place. Evenings here are marked by a softening of the light, the sun bleeding a warm, golden hue across the horizon, painting the clouds in strokes of rose and amber before surrendering to the star-dusted velvet of night. The story of Aldrich is one of agriculture, a deep-rooted connection to the fertile soil that has sustained generations. Its economy, like many in Wadena County, is inextricably bound to the rhythm of planting and harvest, the bounty of corn and soybeans a constant presence. The railroad once played a vital role, a steel artery bringing goods and people, though its tracks now lie largely silent, a relic of a faster past. Yet, the spirit of resilience endures, evident in the sturdy frame of the general store, a hub for local chatter and necessities, and in the quiet pride of farmers tending their land. Aldrich, though small, carries the enduring character of a place shaped by the earth and the enduring spirit of those who call it home.
Live animated radar for Aldrich and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Aldrich, Wadena County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 46.376351°N, 94.936689°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56434 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Aldrich, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Aldrich, Minnesota, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. 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 Aldrich includes coordinates 46.376351°N, 94.936689°W, situated in Wadena County. ZIP code 56434. 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. 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.
