Doran, Minnesota Weather
Doran, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Doran, Wilkin County.
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About Doran, Minnesota
Doran settles into the broad, flat expanse of western Minnesota, a place where the horizon stretches out like an unfinished sentence. It lies 49.5 miles south-south-east of Moorhead, MN (from Moorhead, MN: bearing 164°T), and is situated 8.1 miles south-east of Wahpeton. The land here is a study in subtle gradients, vast fields of corn and soybeans rippling under the immense sky, their green and gold hues shifting with the passing sun. A few scattered farmsteads punctuate the landscape, their silos like solitary sentinels against the endless prairie wind. The air itself carries a clean, dry scent, tinged with the earth and the faint, sweet perfume of ripening crops, especially potent in the hushed moments before dusk when the light softens and bleeds across the western sky in bruised purples and fiery oranges. The history of Doran is etched in the diligent toil of generations who coaxed sustenance from this fertile soil. Its economy, like so many places in Wilkin County, remains firmly rooted in agriculture, a steadfast reliance on the capricious blessings of weather and market. While no grand monuments or bustling tourist attractions define Doran, its distinctiveness lies in its quiet resilience, its unpretentious character. The rhythm of life here is dictated by the seasons and the demands of the land, a steady cadence of planting, growing, and harvesting that has shaped the very spirit of this place. The occasional grain truck rumbling down a county road is a familiar sound, a reminder of the vital arteries that connect Doran to the wider world.
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| Location | Doran, Wilkin County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 46.184126°N, 96.48257°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56522 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Doran, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Doran, 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 Doran includes coordinates 46.184126°N, 96.482570°W, situated in Wilkin County. ZIP code 56522. 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.
