Brandon, Minnesota Weather
Brandon, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Brandon, Douglas County.
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About Brandon, Minnesota
Brandon rises from the rolling prairie, a collection of buildings that seem to have settled comfortably into the broad, open sky. It lies 74.7 miles west-north-west of St. Cloud, MN (from St. Cloud, MN: bearing 292°T), and is situated 4.9 miles east-south-east of Evansville. The land here is a study in soft contours, the fields of corn and soybeans stretching out like a rumpled quilt under the vast Minnesota heavens. In the distance, the subtle swell of the earth hints at the glacial history that shaped this place, a history written in the gentle undulations that catch the light in a thousand different ways throughout the day. The air itself carries a clean, crisp quality, especially in the late afternoon when the sun begins its slow descent, casting long, amber shadows across the stubble of harvested fields. The history of Brandon is tied to the fertile earth and the agricultural bounty it provides. For generations, this has been a place where farming has been the heartbeat of the local economy, with families working the land that has sustained them. While not a bustling metropolis, Brandon possesses a quiet strength, a resilience born from its rural roots. The town is a testament to the enduring spirit of its people, who have built their lives around the seasons and the dependable cycle of planting and harvest. There are no grand monuments here, but rather the simple, honest beauty of a community grounded in tradition and the enduring promise of the land.
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| Location | Brandon, Douglas County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 45.965239°N, 95.598656°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56315 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Brandon, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Brandon, 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 Brandon includes coordinates 45.965239°N, 95.598656°W, situated in Douglas County. ZIP code 56315. 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.
