Elrosa, Minnesota Weather
Elrosa, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Elrosa, Stearns County.
Full aviation weather for Elrosa is published on the Brooten Municipal Airport (K6D1) page, 15 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 Elrosa 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 Elrosa: Sauk Centre Municipal Airport (KD39) 16 km · Paynesville Municipal Airport (KPEX) 26 km · Glenwood Municipal Airport (KGHW) 30 km · Todd Field (K14Y) 38 km · Chandler Field (KAXN) 48 km
Conditions reported at K6D1 describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Elrosa specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Elrosa.
About Elrosa, Minnesota
Elrosa unfolds across rolling terrain, a quiet testament to the glacial forces that shaped this part of Stearns County. It lies 38.0 miles west of St. Cloud, MN (from St. Cloud, MN: bearing 270°T), and is situated 8.1 miles north-north-east of Belgrade. The land here is a generous expanse of cultivated fields, their greens and golds stretching towards horizons softened by the haze of summer. Patches of mature woodland punctuate the agricultural tapestry, offering cool, dappled shade and the murmur of unseen life. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the clean scent of mown hay and the fainter, earthy perfume of damp soil, a subtle sweetness that clings to the senses. It’s a landscape that feels both settled and alive, where the wind whispers through the tall grasses bordering the roads and the distant rumble of a farm combine serves as a gentle punctuation to the day. The history of Elrosa is deeply entwined with the fertile earth and the hardy spirit of its early settlers, many of whom arrived from European shores seeking opportunity. Agriculture has long been the bedrock of Elrosa's economy, with generations of families tending the land, coaxing sustenance from its rich, dark soil. While the specific industries may have shifted over time, the enduring connection to the harvest remains, evident in the silos that dot the landscape and the agricultural cooperatives that still play a vital role. The distinctive character of Elrosa lies in this persistent connection to the land, a quiet resilience that has weathered changing times and continues to define the rhythm of life here.
Live animated radar for Elrosa 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 | Elrosa, Stearns County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 45.562743°N, 94.947239°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56325 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Elrosa, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Elrosa, 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 Elrosa includes coordinates 45.562743°N, 94.947239°W, situated in Stearns County. ZIP code 56325. 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.
