Dalton, Minnesota Weather
Dalton, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Dalton, Otter Tail County.
Full aviation weather for Dalton is published on the Fergus Falls Municipal Airport - Einar Mickelson Field (KFFM) page, 22 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. 5 airfields within reach of Dalton 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 Dalton: Chandler Field (KAXN) 53 km · Harry Stern Airport (KBWP) 54 km · Pelican Rapids Muni-Lyon's Field (K47Y) 54 km · Perham Municipal Airport (K16D) 54 km
Conditions reported at KFFM describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Dalton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Dalton.
About Dalton, Minnesota
Dalton rests in a quiet fold of Otter Tail County, where the land begins its long, slow conversation with the sky. It lies 63.1 miles south-east of Moorhead, MN (from Moorhead, MN: bearing 140°T), and is situated 10.8 miles south-east of Fergus Falls. Here, the terrain is a gentle weaving of fertile fields and stands of aspen and birch, their leaves catching the sunlight like scattered coins. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a clean, cool scent of damp earth and the distant promise of summer crops. Roads here don't so much cut through the landscape as follow its natural contours, leading past farmsteads that seem to have grown organically from the soil, their silos reaching towards the vast, ever-present expanse of blue. The rhythm of life in Dalton is measured by the turning of the seasons and the quiet industry of the agricultural heart that beats beneath the surface. The story of Dalton is one of settlement and steady growth, tied intrinsically to the rich soil that has sustained its people for generations. Early pioneers, drawn by the promise of plentiful farmland, established a community that has largely retained its agricultural character. The local economy still hums with the activity of crop cultivation and livestock, a familiar pulse that resonates through the surrounding countryside. While large industries are absent, the cooperative spirit of the farming community forms a robust backbone, fostering a sense of shared purpose. The landscape itself, a testament to this agrarian heritage, is a patchwork quilt of cultivated fields that stretch to the horizon, broken by the emerald hues of woodlots and the glint of water in unseen drainage ditches, a subtle reminder of the water table that nourishes this fertile ground.
Live animated radar for Dalton 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.
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| Location | Dalton, Otter Tail County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 46.173849°N, 95.915609°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56324 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Dalton, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dalton, 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 Dalton includes coordinates 46.173849°N, 95.915609°W, situated in Otter Tail County. ZIP code 56324. 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.
