Chokio, Minnesota Weather
Chokio, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Chokio, Stevens County.
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About Chokio, Minnesota
Chokio rests under a vast, ever-changing sky, a place where the broad sweep of the prairie meets the gentle undulation of the land. It lies 94.4 miles south-south-east of Moorhead, MN (from Moorhead, MN: bearing 162°T), and is situated 12.6 miles west of Morris. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch out like a rumpled green and gold carpet, broken only by the occasional cluster of trees that offer a fleeting shadow. The air here, particularly in the late afternoon, can carry a faint, dry scent of sun-baked earth and harvested grain, a fragrance that seems to settle deep into your lungs. Roads, mostly gravel and graded earth, trace straight lines across the landscape, connecting farmsteads and signaling the quiet dispersal of life across this wide country. The roots of Chokio run deep into the rich soil that has sustained generations of farmers, its economy still largely tethered to the bounty of the land. This is a place where the whisper of history can be felt in the weathered barns and the quiet dignity of the older homes, each a silent witness to the dreams and labors of those who came before. The railroad, though less dominant than in its heyday, still marks the town's historical pulse, a reminder of its origins as a stopping point and a conduit for goods. Life here moves with a deliberate, unhurried cadence, the rhythm dictated by the seasons and the steady work of cultivating the earth.
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| Location | Chokio, Stevens County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 45.571629°N, 96.17339°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56221 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Chokio, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Chokio, 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 Chokio includes coordinates 45.571629°N, 96.173390°W, situated in Stevens County. ZIP code 56221. 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.
