Cobden, Minnesota Weather
Cobden, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Cobden, Brown County.
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About Cobden, Minnesota
Cobden rests in a gentle hollow, where the land begins its slow, deliberate swell towards the wider prairie. It lies 10.8 miles west-north-west of Brown, MN (from Brown, MN: bearing 291°T), and is situated 6.2 miles west of Sleepy Eye. The fields around Cobden, a patchwork of ripening corn and the deep green of soybeans, stretch out under a sky that often feels vast and impossibly blue, particularly in the long, golden afternoons of late summer. The air here carries the clean, earthy scent of turned soil and the distant hum of farm machinery, a constant, quiet testament to the lifeblood of the region. Sparse stands of oak and maple, their leaves whispering secrets to the breeze, punctuate the horizon, offering a welcome, dappled shade along the quiet county roads that lead into and out of the settlement. The story of Cobden is one of tenacious agriculture, a legacy etched into the very character of the place by generations of families who coaxed sustenance from this fertile earth. Once a hub for grain shipping, the quiet hum of the past can still be heard in the weathered grain elevators that stand sentinel against the sky, their silos holding the memories of busier days. While the economy now leans heavily on the diversification of crops and the steady, unhurried pulse of small-scale farming, the spirit of resilience remains. The annual county fair, a vibrant explosion of local pride and community connection, draws neighbours from miles around, a tradition that binds the present to the enduring spirit of Cobden.
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| Location | Cobden, Brown County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44.286349°N, 94.848876°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56085 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cobden, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cobden, 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 Cobden includes coordinates 44.286349°N, 94.848876°W, situated in Brown County. ZIP code 56085. 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.
