Barrett, Minnesota Weather
Barrett, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Barrett, Grant County.
Full aviation weather for Barrett is published on the Chandler Field (KAXN) page, 39 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. 5 airfields within reach of Barrett 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 Barrett: Morris Municipal Airport Charlie Schmidt Field (KMOX) 39 km · Fergus Falls Municipal Airport - Einar Mickelson Field (KFFM) 46 km · Wheaton Municipal Airport (KETH) 53 km · Glenwood Municipal Airport (KGHW) 53 km
Conditions reported at KAXN describe the airfield itself. Weather 39 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Barrett specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Barrett.
About Barrett, Minnesota
Barrett rests on a broad expanse of Minnesota prairie, a landscape defined by the gentle swell and fall of glacial till. It lies 78.6 miles south-south-east of Moorhead, MN (from Moorhead, MN: bearing 148°T), and is situated 7.1 miles south-east of Elbow Lake. Here, the sky is a vast, ever-present entity, its moods shifting with the passage of clouds and the subtle changes in light that paint the cultivated fields in hues of gold, green, and umber. The air, especially in the hush of late afternoon, carries the clean scent of turned earth and the distant hum of agricultural machinery, a quiet testament to the land's enduring purpose. Roads, straight as drawn lines, bisect the horizon, leading the eye toward distant farmsteads and the subtle, almost imperceptible contours of the land. The story of Barrett is inextricably linked to the tenacious spirit of those who first settled this fertile ground, farmers who transformed the seemingly boundless prairie into breadbasket. The local economy, still deeply rooted in agriculture, thrives on the cultivation of corn, soybeans, and an array of grains, their growth dictated by the predictable rhythms of the seasons and the blessings of rainfall. While whispers of the past, of railroad spurs and general stores that once served as vital hubs, can still be felt in the quiet corners of Barrett, the present is a continuation of that foundational drive, a quiet industry that sustains a way of life defined by open spaces and the enduring connection to the earth.
Live animated radar for Barrett 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.
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| Location | Barrett, Grant County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 45.910516°N, 95.89033°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56311 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Barrett, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Barrett, 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 Barrett includes coordinates 45.910516°N, 95.890330°W, situated in Grant County. ZIP code 56311. 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.
