Brooten, Minnesota Weather
Brooten, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Brooten, Stearns County.
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About Brooten, Minnesota
Brooten rests on a landscape shaped by ancient glaciers, where the land rises and falls in broad, sweeping contours. It lies 46.7 miles west of St. Cloud, MN (from St. Cloud, MN: bearing 265°T), and is situated 6.7 miles west-north-west of Belgrade. The soil here, a rich loam, supports a verdant agriculture that stretches to the horizon, punctuated by stands of oak and aspen that offer dappled shade on warmer days. The air itself often carries the clean scent of turned earth and ripening crops, and in the quiet of evening, a profound stillness settles, broken only by the distant lowing of cattle or the occasional call of a hawk circling high above the open fields. The character of Brooten is one of quiet resilience, a place where the elements dictate the rhythm of life and where the connection to the land remains palpable. This stretch of Stearns County has long been a place of cultivation, its economy deeply rooted in the fertile ground that surrounds Brooten. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of rich farmland, established a community that has weathered the changing tides of agriculture and industry. While farming remains a cornerstone, the town has also seen the steady hum of local businesses, from grain elevators that stand as silent sentinels against the sky to the small shops that serve the daily needs of its residents. A distinctive feature of the region is its network of small lakes and wetlands, remnants of glacial activity, which offer pockets of natural beauty and a quiet counterpoint to the agricultural expanse. The legacy of hard work and a deep understanding of the land are woven into the very fabric of Brooten.
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| Location | Brooten, Stearns County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 45.501075°N, 95.124467°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56316 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Brooten, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Brooten, 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 Brooten includes coordinates 45.501075°N, 95.124467°W, situated in Stearns County. ZIP code 56316. 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.
