Big Bend City, Minnesota Weather
Big Bend City, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Big Bend City, Chippewa County.
Full aviation weather for Big Bend City is published on the Montevideo Chippewa County Airport (KMVE) page, 20 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 Big Bend City 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 Big Bend City: Appleton Municipal Airport (KAQP) 21 km · Benson Municipal Airport (KBBB) 23 km · Lac Qui Parle County Airport (KDXX) 36 km · Granite Falls Municipal Airport / Lenzen-Roe Memorial Field (KGDB) 46 km · Morris Municipal Airport Charlie Schmidt Field (KMOX) 49 km
Conditions reported at KMVE describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Big Bend City specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Big Bend City.
About Big Bend City, Minnesota
Big Bend City rests on the cusp of the prairie's wide embrace, where the land begins its slow, deliberate roll towards the horizon. It lies 83.3 miles west-south-west of St. Cloud, MN (from St. Cloud, MN: bearing 250°T), and is situated 7.3 miles east-north-east of Milan. The sky here is an immense canvas, often painted with clouds that drift like slow ships across an ocean of blue, casting fleeting shadows on the fields of corn and soybeans that stretch as far as the eye can see. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, earthy scent, mingled with the faint sweetness of ripening grain, a perfume that speaks of fertile soil and patient growth. The buildings of Big Bend City huddle together, a cluster of sturdy structures that seem to absorb the endless sunlight, their paint weathered by the passage of seasons, their windows reflecting the vast, open sky. The history of Big Bend City is one of quiet perseverance, etched not in grand monuments but in the enduring spirit of its people and the fertile earth they cultivate. Farming has long been the lifeblood of this place, the rhythm of the seasons dictating the pulse of daily life, from the hopeful planting in spring to the grateful harvest in fall. The local economy, though modest, is deeply rooted in this agricultural heritage, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels, testament to the bounty of the land. While no grand universities or bustling industries define Big Bend City, a profound sense of community prevails, a shared understanding forged through generations of working the soil and weathering the prairie's unpredictable moods, a character that lends a unique quietude to the very fabric of Big Bend City.
Live animated radar for Big Bend City 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 | Big Bend City, Chippewa County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 45.143015°N, 95.771979°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56262, 56215 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Big Bend City, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Big Bend City, 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 Big Bend City includes coordinates 45.143015°N, 95.771979°W, situated in Chippewa County. ZIP code 56262, 56215. 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.
