Big Stone, Minnesota Weather
Big Stone, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Big Stone, Big Stone County.
Full aviation weather for Big Stone is published on the Ortonville Municipal Airport/Martinson Field (KVVV) page, 21 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 Stone 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 Stone: Milbank Municipal Airport (K1D1) 30 km · Wheaton Municipal Airport (KETH) 33 km · Morris Municipal Airport Charlie Schmidt Field (KMOX) 40 km · Sisseton Municipal Airport (K8D3) 45 km · Appleton Municipal Airport (KAQP) 47 km
Conditions reported at KVVV describe the airfield itself. Weather 21 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Big Stone specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Big Stone.
About Big Stone, Minnesota
Big Stone, Minnesota, unfolds with a quiet, expansive grace, a landscape shaped by the broad strokes of prairie winds and the patient carving of water. It lies 96.4 miles south of Moorhead, MN (from Moorhead, MN: bearing 171°T), and is situated 5.6 miles south-south-west of Graceville. Here, the land settles into a gentle, rolling terrain, a vast canvas of cultivated fields that stretch to horizons broken only by the distant, hazy blue of the sky. The air, especially in the long, luminous evenings of summer, carries the faint, sweet scent of sun-baked earth and ripening corn, a perfume that clings to the very fabric of Big Stone. The Big Stone Lake itself, a glittering expanse of blue, forms the heart of this place, its shores a gathering point for both the wild creatures of the plains and the people who have learned to live in its embrace. The history of Big Stone is intrinsically tied to the ebb and flow of its namesake lake and the fertile ground that surrounds it. For generations, this land has been a breadbasket, its economy rooted deeply in agriculture, where amber waves of grain are a familiar, enduring sight. Yet, beneath this agrarian surface lies a story of migration and settlement, of pioneers who navigated these plains with a fierce determination. The lake, once a vital artery for trade and travel, now offers a more leisurely pursuit, its waters inviting fishing, boating, and the quiet contemplation of a landscape that has witnessed the steady march of progress, from horse-drawn plows to the hum of modern machinery.
Live animated radar for Big Stone 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 Stone, Big Stone County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 45.493204°N, 96.4724°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56240, 56213 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Big Stone, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Big Stone, 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 Stone includes coordinates 45.493204°N, 96.472400°W, situated in Big Stone County. ZIP code 56240, 56213. 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.
