East Grand Forks, Minnesota Weather
East Grand Forks, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for East Grand Forks, Polk County.
Flight conditions near East Grand Forks. Data source: locating…
About East Grand Forks, Minnesota
East Grand Forks lies at the confluence of two great rivers, a place where the Red River of the North and the Red Lake River meet, their waters eventually flowing north into Canada. The land here is flat, a vast expanse of rich, dark soil that stretches to horizons often softened by the haze of summer or the stark clarity of winter. In the warmer months, the air hangs thick with the scent of ripening grain and the subtle, earthy perfume of damp earth. The sky above East Grand Forks is immense, a canvas for a dramatic play of light, from the searing white of midday to the bruised purples and oranges that bleed across the west at sunset, painting the wide fields in hues of rose and gold. This northern Minnesota settlement traces its roots back to the fur trade and the early pioneers who recognized the fertility of the Red River Valley. Its economy has long been tethered to the land, with agriculture – particularly sugar beets, potatoes, and grains – forming its backbone, a continuous cycle of planting and harvest that dictates the rhythm of life. The Great Flood of 1997, a devastating event that reshaped the town, also fostered a remarkable resilience and a renewed sense of community spirit, evident in the rebuilt structures and the determined rebuilding that followed. Beyond the fields, the presence of the University of North Dakota across the river in Grand Forks, North Dakota, adds a youthful energy and intellectual current to the broader metropolitan area, a subtle counterpoint to the deep-seated agrarian character of East Grand Forks itself.
Live animated radar for East Grand Forks 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 | East Grand Forks, Polk County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 47.929979°N, 97.024521°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56721 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This East Grand Forks, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for East Grand Forks, 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 East Grand Forks includes coordinates 47.929979°N, 97.024521°W, situated in Polk County. ZIP code 56721. 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.
