Battle Lake, Minnesota Weather
Battle Lake, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Battle Lake, Otter Tail County.
Full aviation weather for Battle Lake is published on the Fergus Falls Municipal Airport - Einar Mickelson Field (KFFM) page, 34 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 Battle Lake 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 Battle Lake: Perham Municipal Airport (K16D) 38 km · Wadena Municipal Airport (KADC) 43 km · Pelican Rapids Muni-Lyon's Field (K47Y) 50 km · Chandler Field (KAXN) 52 km
Conditions reported at KFFM describe the airfield itself. Weather 34 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Battle Lake specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Battle Lake.
About Battle Lake, Minnesota
Battle Lake rests in a landscape sculpted by ancient glaciers, where rolling hills, softened by centuries of wind and rain, give way to the shimmering expanse of its namesake water. It lies 64.7 miles south-east of Moorhead, MN (from Moorhead, MN: bearing 129°T), and is situated 17.4 miles east of Fergus Falls. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries the clean, sharp scent of pine needles and damp earth, a fragrance that seems to deepen as the sun begins its slow descent, painting the western sky in strokes of apricot and bruised plum. The character of Battle Lake is one of quiet resilience, a place where the land’s generous spirit is met with a gentle, unhurried rhythm of life. The water itself, a mirror for the vast prairie sky, offers a constant, soothing presence, its reeds whispering secrets to the breeze that rustles through the surrounding woodlands. The history of Battle Lake is intertwined with the agricultural bounty of Otter Tail County, a region where generations have coaxed sustenance from the fertile soil. Its economy, once heavily reliant on farming and the timber industry, has evolved, with tourism now playing a significant role, drawing visitors to the shores of its many lakes. The legacy of Scandinavian settlers is evident in the sturdy architecture and the enduring spirit of community that defines Battle Lake. Local traditions, often tied to the changing seasons and the abundance of the natural world, are cherished, and the clear, cool waters of the lake remain a focal point, a place for both quiet contemplation and vibrant summer days.
Live animated radar for Battle Lake 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 | Battle Lake, Otter Tail County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 46.280516°N, 95.713658°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56515 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Battle Lake, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Battle Lake, 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 Battle Lake includes coordinates 46.280516°N, 95.713658°W, situated in Otter Tail County. ZIP code 56515. 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.
