Erskine, Minnesota Weather
Erskine, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Erskine, Polk County.
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About Erskine, Minnesota
Erskine rests on a broad, fertile plain, its horizons stretching out under an immense sky that shifts from the pale blue of morning to the fiery hues of sunset. It lies 50.7 miles east-south-east of Grand Forks, ND (from Grand Forks, ND: bearing 110°T), and is situated 6.1 miles west-north-west of McIntosh. The land here, a deep, dark loam, speaks of generations of cultivation, yielding to the gentle swell of fields that ripple like an ocean of green and gold under the prairie winds. The air, particularly in the late afternoon, carries a crispness, a clean scent of distant pine and freshly turned earth, a quiet promise of bounty. The character of Erskine is etched not in grand monuments, but in the steady, unassuming lines of its streets, the sturdy clapboard of its homes, and the open, welcoming faces of its inhabitants. The history of Erskine is deeply entwined with the agricultural pulse of the region, a story told in the grain elevators that stand sentinel against the sky, once bustling hubs of commerce. The local economy, while diverse, still leans heavily on the rich productivity of the surrounding farmland, where wheat, corn, and soybeans paint the landscape in broad strokes. It's a place where the past whispers in the quiet hum of tractors and the enduring traditions of community gatherings, a locale that has weathered economic shifts with a quiet resilience. The nearby waters, though not grand rivers, offer quiet pockets of reflection, where the call of waterfowl can be heard, a subtle reminder of the natural rhythms that still govern life in Erskine.
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| Location | Erskine, Polk County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 47.667462°N, 96.010037°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56535 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Erskine, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Erskine, 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 Erskine includes coordinates 47.667462°N, 96.010037°W, situated in Polk County. ZIP code 56535. 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.
