Bemidji, Minnesota Weather
Bemidji, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bemidji, Beltrami County.
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About Bemidji, Minnesota
Bemidji rests on the southern shore of a vast lake, its waters reflecting the expansive Minnesota sky in a shifting mosaic of cerulean and pearl. It lies 97.8 miles east-north-east of Moorhead, MN (from Moorhead, MN: bearing 64°T), and is situated 14.5 miles west-north-west of Cass Lake. The landscape here is a gentle embrace of pine and birch, a quiet hum of the boreal forest that spills down to the water's edge, punctuated by the occasional stoic cedar. The air carries the clean, sharp scent of evergreen needles, a fragrance that deepens with the approach of evening, when the light softens to a honeyed glow, bathing the town and its surrounding wilderness in a mellow, almost liquid warmth. The terrain itself is largely flat, a testament to the ancient glacial forces that shaped this region, leaving behind a fertile plain dotted with countless smaller lakes and wetlands, each a miniature mirror for the sky. The story of Bemidji is deeply entwined with the timber industry that once boomed here, a restless energy that cleared vast tracts of forest and built a bustling settlement. Logs, floated down from the north, were once a common sight on the lake, a testament to the raw power of nature harnessed by human endeavor. Today, that spirit of enterprise has found new channels, with education, healthcare, and tourism forming the backbone of Bemidji's economy, drawing students to its university and visitors to the natural beauty of its lakes and forests. The iconic Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox statues stand as whimsical guardians to this legacy, a playful nod to the larger-than-life figures that are part of the region's folklore, drawing smiles and photographs from those who pass through Bemidji.
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| Location | Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 47.473563°N, 94.880277°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56601, 56619 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bemidji, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bemidji, 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 Bemidji includes coordinates 47.473563°N, 94.880277°W, situated in Beltrami County. ZIP code 56601, 56619. 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.
