Fergus Falls, Minnesota Weather
Fergus Falls, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County.
Full aviation weather for Fergus Falls is published on the Fergus Falls Municipal Airport - Einar Mickelson Field (KFFM) page, 6 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. 4 airfields within reach of Fergus Falls 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 Fergus Falls: Pelican Rapids Muni-Lyon's Field (K47Y) 40 km · Harry Stern Airport (KBWP) 41 km · Perham Municipal Airport (K16D) 51 km
Conditions reported at KFFM describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Fergus Falls specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Fergus Falls.
About Fergus Falls, Minnesota
Fergus Falls rests where the Otter Tail River, a ribbon of patient water, begins to widen and slow, a prelude to the vastness of the lake country beyond. It lies 52.3 miles south-east of Moorhead, MN (from Moorhead, MN: bearing 141°T), and is situated 19.9 miles south of Pelican Rapids. The land here rolls with a subtle, agricultural grace, fields of corn and soy stretching towards horizons where the sky seems to spill over in wide, generous arcs. Old farmhouses, their paint faded by decades of sun and snow, dot the landscape, their weathered wood speaking of resilience and a deep-rooted connection to the soil. The air itself carries a particular clarity, especially in the early morning, tasting faintly of damp earth and the promise of a clear day, a gentle coolness that lingers even as the sun climbs higher. The history of Fergus Falls is tied to the very currents of its namesake river, a vital artery for early settlers drawn by the rich soil and the power of flowing water. The town's economy, once heavily reliant on milling and agriculture, has diversified, yet the echoes of those early industries remain in the sturdy brick buildings that line its downtown streets. The Otter Tail County Historical Society Museum stands as a quiet guardian of this past, preserving stories of pioneers and the development of this corner of Minnesota. Beyond the town's immediate reach, the landscape unfolds into a mosaic of lakes, each a shimmering facet reflecting the ever-changing moods of the northern sky, a constant invitation to the quiet pleasures of water and shore.
Live animated radar for Fergus Falls 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 | Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 46.283015°N, 96.077558°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56537, 56538 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fergus Falls, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fergus Falls, 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 Fergus Falls includes coordinates 46.283015°N, 96.077558°W, situated in Otter Tail County. ZIP code 56537, 56538. 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.
