Crosby, Minnesota Weather
Crosby, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Crosby, Crow Wing County.
Full aviation weather for Crosby is published on the Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (KBRD) page, 16 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 6 airfields within reach of Crosby have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Crosby: Aitkin Municipal Airport Steve Kurtz Field (KAIT) 23 km · Pine River Regional Airport (KPWC) 42 km · Isedor Iverson Airport (KHZX) 52 km · Ray S Miller Army Air Field (KRYM) 53 km · Longville Municipal Airport (KXVG) 60 km
Conditions reported at KBRD describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Crosby specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Crosby.
About Crosby, Minnesota
Crosby sprawls across the rolling terrain of central Minnesota, a landscape shaped by glacial forces into a mosaic of wooded hills and shimmering lakes. It lies 64.4 miles north of St. Cloud, MN (from St. Cloud, MN: bearing 9°T), and is situated 2.9 miles west-north-west of Deerwood. The air here, particularly in the late afternoon when the sun slants low, carries a crisp, clean scent of pine needles and damp earth, a testament to the surrounding wildness. The land itself is a study in subtle shifts, from the open fields that hint at past agricultural endeavors to the dense stands of aspen and birch that climb the slopes, their leaves a vibrant, almost electric green in the summer months. This is a place where the sky feels vast, an endless canvas of blue punctuated by the slow drift of cumulus clouds, and where the silence is often broken only by the call of a loon or the rustle of unseen creatures in the underbrush. The history of Crosby is deeply entwined with the iron ore that once pulsed beneath its surface. For decades, mining was the lifeblood of this community, an industry that carved its mark into the very character of the place, leaving behind a legacy of resilience and hard work. Though the mines have long since fallen silent, their presence is still felt, a quiet echo in the landscape and in the enduring spirit of its people. Today, Crosby’s economy has diversified, with a growing appreciation for the natural beauty that surrounds it, drawing visitors to its pristine lakes for recreation and relaxation. The former mining pits, now filled with crystal-clear water, have transformed into stunning inland seas, offering opportunities for fishing, boating, and a unique kind of aquatic beauty that belies their industrial origins. This transformation speaks to a community that has learned to adapt, finding new purpose and prosperity in the very land that once sustained it through a different kind of labor.
Live animated radar for Crosby and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Crosby, Crow Wing County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 46.482185°N, 93.957761°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56441 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Crosby, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Crosby, Minnesota, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. 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 Crosby includes coordinates 46.482185°N, 93.957761°W, situated in Crow Wing County. ZIP code 56441. 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. 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.
