Forada, Minnesota Weather
Forada, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Forada, Douglas County.
Flight conditions near Forada. Data source: locating…
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Forada.
About Forada, Minnesota
Forada rests in a landscape where the earth gently breathes, a place of subtle swells and dips under a vast prairie sky. It lies 59.8 miles west-north-west of St. Cloud, MN (from St. Cloud, MN: bearing 286°T), and is situated 6.5 miles south of Alexandria. The land here is a patchwork quilt of fertile fields, the deep greens of summer crops giving way to the golden browns of harvested wheat, all stitched together by the silvery threads of winding creeks. The air, especially as dusk settles, carries a clean, earthy scent, a blend of tilled soil and the distant whisper of prairie grasses. The character of Forada is one of quiet persistence, a reflection of the land that has shaped it, where the horizon stretches wide, offering an uninterrupted view of the heavens and the slow, deliberate turning of the seasons. The history of Forada is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of its people and the land that sustains them. This region, once roamed by plains tribes, was settled by those drawn to its agricultural promise, their lives interwoven with the cycles of planting and reaping. The local economy has long been tethered to the bounty of the soil, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels to generations of farmers who have worked this ground. While not a place of bustling industry, Forada’s quiet strength lies in its deep roots, a continuity that allows the distinctive rhythm of its days to unfold with a measured grace, a subtle hum of life that is both grounding and profoundly peaceful.
Live animated radar for Forada 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 | Forada, Douglas County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 45.792184°N, 95.355592°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56308 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Forada, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Forada, 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 Forada includes coordinates 45.792184°N, 95.355592°W, situated in Douglas County. ZIP code 56308. 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.
