Brooks, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Brooks, Red Lake County.
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Brooks, Minnesota, unfolds under a sky that seems to stretch further here, a vast canvas of blue punctuated by the slow drift of clouds. It lies 48.4 miles east of Grand Forks, ND (from Grand Forks, ND: bearing 99°T), and is situated 13.5 miles east-south-east of Red Lake Falls. The land itself is a study in subtle contours, rolling gently toward horizons that promise little interruption. Fields of grain, gold in the summer sun and pale stubble in the autumn, define the immediate landscape, their neat rectangles a testament to human endeavor against the wilder impulse of the prairie. Drainage ditches, like silver threads, trace their way across the terrain, carrying away the meltwater and the summer rains, a necessary surgery on the flat expanse. The air, especially in the early morning or late afternoon, carries a clean, crisp scent, a blend of damp earth and distant hay, a fragrance that speaks of open spaces and the turning of seasons. The history of Brooks is written in the quiet persistence of agriculture, a story of generations who have coaxed sustenance from this fertile soil. Its economy has long been tethered to the bounty of the land, with crops like wheat and corn forming the backbone of local prosperity. The railway, a vital artery in earlier times, brought settlers and shaped the growth of Brooks, connecting it to wider markets and distant cities. Though the echoes of that steam-powered past are faint, the spirit of self-reliance and hard work remains palpable. You can sense it in the way the local businesses, modest but sturdy, serve the needs of the surrounding farms, in the unhurried conversations at the general store, and in the shared understanding that life here is built on the steady, predictable rhythm of the earth.
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| Location | Brooks, Red Lake County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 47.814407°N, 96.002256°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56715 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Brooks, 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 Brooks includes coordinates 47.814407°N, 96.002256°W, situated in Red Lake County. ZIP code 56715. 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.