Ashby, Minnesota Weather
Ashby, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Ashby, Grant County.
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About Ashby, Minnesota
Ashby rests in a landscape shaped by the slow, relentless sculpting of glaciers, where the land rises and falls in gentle swells, hinting at the immense power that once flowed here. It lies 70.4 miles south-east of Moorhead, MN (from Moorhead, MN: bearing 140°T), and is situated 8.9 miles north-west of Evansville. The sky, vast and often a startling blue, stretches across horizons punctuated by the sturdy silhouettes of farm buildings and the distant, hazy green of poplar groves. Here, the air carries the clean scent of tilled earth and, in the warmer months, the sweetness of ripening grain. The streets of Ashby are quiet, the houses low-slung and practical, their paint often faded by the sun and wind, giving the place a weathered, honest character. Evenings bring a particular stillness, a deep quiet that settles over the fields and the modest homes, broken only by the occasional distant bark of a dog or the low hum of a passing vehicle. The story of Ashby is one of resilience and the persistent pursuit of a living from the rich, dark soil that defines this region. Its economy has always been tied to the land, the cycle of planting and harvest dictating the rhythm of life. Grain elevators, stoic sentinels against the prairie sky, stand as reminders of a time when agriculture was the undisputed king, and while farming remains central, the community has adapted. A few small businesses serve the needs of the residents, their storefronts displaying the quiet confidence of establishments that have weathered economic shifts. Ashby’s history is etched not in grand monuments but in the enduring spirit of its people, who have continually found ways to thrive in this open, unvarnished corner of the world, drawing strength from the very earth beneath their feet.
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| Location | Ashby, Grant County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 46.093016°N, 95.81755°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56309 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ashby, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ashby, 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 Ashby includes coordinates 46.093016°N, 95.817550°W, situated in Grant County. ZIP code 56309. 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.
