Clarkfield, Minnesota Weather
Clarkfield, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Clarkfield, Yellow Medicine County.
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About Clarkfield, Minnesota
Clarkfield rests where the prairie begins its slow, deliberate roll westward, a place of wide horizons and skies that seem to stretch on forever. It lies 69.2 miles north-west of Brown, MN (from Brown, MN: bearing 304°T), and is situated 11.3 miles south-south-west of Montevideo. The land here is a tapestry of cultivated fields, their greens and golds shifting with the seasons, interspersed with the deeper, richer hues of native grasses that persist in the ditches and along the less-traveled roads. The Yellow Medicine River, a ribbon of silver and brown, traces a gentle course through the landscape, its banks often softened by stands of cottonwoods and willows that whisper secrets on the wind. In the quiet of early morning, before the sun has fully claimed the sky, a cool, damp scent rises from the earth, carrying the promise of another day shaped by the sun and the soil. The story of Clarkfield is deeply entwined with the agricultural heartland it inhabits, a legacy that began with settlers drawn to the fertile soil of Yellow Medicine County. For generations, the economy has pulsed with the rhythm of planting and harvest, the bounty of corn, soybeans, and wheat shaping the lives of its residents. Even as the world has shifted, Clarkfield retains a character forged by this enduring connection to the land, a place where community ties are as strong as the roots of the crops that feed the nation. You can still feel the echoes of its early days in the sturdy, unpretentious architecture of its main street, a quiet testament to the perseverance and practical spirit of those who built this corner of Minnesota.
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| Location | Clarkfield, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44.790514°N, 95.808639°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56223 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Clarkfield, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Clarkfield, 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 Clarkfield includes coordinates 44.790514°N, 95.808639°W, situated in Yellow Medicine County. ZIP code 56223. 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.
