Baxter, Minnesota Weather
Baxter, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Baxter, Crow Wing County.
Full aviation weather for Baxter is published on the Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (KBRD) page, 14 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 Baxter 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 Baxter: Ray S Miller Army Air Field (KRYM) 29 km · Staples Municipal Airport (KSAZ) 40 km · Pine River Regional Airport (KPWC) 43 km · Little Falls-Morrison County-Lindbergh field (KLXL) 44 km · Aitkin Municipal Airport Steve Kurtz Field (KAIT) 52 km
Conditions reported at KBRD describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Baxter specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Baxter.
About Baxter, Minnesota
Baxter lies at the edge of the great northern forests, where the land begins to roll more generously toward the lakes and rivers that define this part of Minnesota. It lies 54.4 miles north of St. Cloud, MN (from St. Cloud, MN: bearing 354°T), and is situated 4.2 miles west-south-west of Brainerd. Pine and aspen form a soft, whispering boundary to the south and west, their shadows stretching long in the afternoon sun, while to the east, the terrain opens into a broader expanse, hinting at the rich agricultural ground that lies further on. The air here carries the clean scent of evergreen needles, a constant reminder of the wildness that still presses in, and the lakes, like scattered bits of sky, glimmer under a wide, ever-changing canvas of clouds. The very character of Baxter is one of quiet resilience, a place that has learned to live in harmony with the land’s moods, from the deep snows of winter to the buzzing, sun-drenched days of summer. The history of Baxter is deeply intertwined with the logging and milling industries that once shaped the region, the echoes of which can still be felt in the sturdy, practical architecture and the enduring spirit of its people. The Mississippi River, though not directly within Baxter's immediate bounds, flows nearby, a historical artery that carried logs and aspirations, shaping the early economy and connections to the wider world. This area has long been a crossroads, a place where those seeking opportunity found fertile ground, both literally and figuratively, and this legacy continues to inform the local economy, which now balances a growing retail presence with the enduring importance of natural resources and outdoor recreation. Baxter retains a distinctiveness, a sense of being at once connected to the larger currents of commerce and deeply rooted in the quiet rhythms of northern Minnesota life.
Live animated radar for Baxter 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 | Baxter, Crow Wing County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 46.3433°N, 94.286666°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56425 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Baxter, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Baxter, 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 Baxter includes coordinates 46.343300°N, 94.286666°W, situated in Crow Wing County. ZIP code 56425. 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.
