Clontarf, Minnesota Weather
Clontarf, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Clontarf, Swift County.
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About Clontarf, Minnesota
Clontarf rests on land that rolls with a quiet generosity, a gentle expanse of Minnesota prairie where the sky seems to press down with a soft, insistent blue. It lies 74.6 miles west of St. Cloud, MN (from St. Cloud, MN: bearing 261°T), and is situated 5.7 miles north-west of Benson. The fields, a patchwork quilt of emerging green and rich, turned earth, stretch towards horizons softened by the haze of a late spring afternoon. Here, the air carries a clean scent of distant rain and burgeoning growth, a subtle perfume that clings to the very breath. The occasional cluster of sturdy farmhouses, their silos like silent sentinels, punctuate the landscape, their weathered wood a testament to seasons weathered and spirits unbroken. A palpable stillness pervades, broken only by the murmur of the wind through the tall grasses and the distant, contented lowing of unseen cattle. The history of Clontarf is written not in grand monuments but in the enduring legacy of its farming roots, a story of resilience and self-sufficiency etched into the very soil. Early settlers, drawn by the fertile land and the promise of a new beginning, established a community that has always been intrinsically linked to the cycles of agriculture. While the grain elevators stand as proud reminders of a time when the harvest was king, the local economy today has broadened, still reliant on the bounty of the land but also embracing a quiet diversification. The rhythm of life in Clontarf is one of steady purpose, a measured pace dictated by the sun and the seasons, where neighbors know each other by name and community gatherings are as vital as the rain that nourishes the crops.
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| Location | Clontarf, Swift County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 45.37635°N, 95.678651°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56226, 56215 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Clontarf, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Clontarf, 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 Clontarf includes coordinates 45.376350°N, 95.678651°W, situated in Swift County. ZIP code 56226, 56215. 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.
