Fort Ripley, Minnesota Weather
Fort Ripley, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Fort Ripley, Crow Wing County.
Flight conditions near Fort Ripley. Data source: locating…
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Fort Ripley.
About Fort Ripley, Minnesota
Fort Ripley lies at the confluence of the mighty Mississippi River and the smaller Crow Wing River, a place where the currents of history and nature meet. It lies 42.9 miles north-north-west of St. Cloud, MN (from St. Cloud, MN: bearing 347°T), and is situated 8.6 miles north-east of Randall. The land here is a gentle rise, a broad shoulder of earth overlooking the broad sweep of the Mississippi, its banks fringed with the sturdy, stoic presence of northern hardwoods and pines. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-clouded Minnesota sky, falls in broad, golden shafts, illuminating the moss-laden bark of ancient oaks and the emerald sheen of the river water. The air itself, especially after a rain, carries the clean, sharp scent of pine needles and damp earth, a fragrance that whispers of the wildness that still holds sway in these northern reaches. The historical significance of Fort Ripley is deeply entwined with the strategic importance of its riverine location, a point of convergence that drew both military presence and the burgeoning commerce of the 19th century. Established as a military post, it served as a bulwark and a hub for exploration and settlement in the nascent territory, its echoes of marching boots and bugle calls now softened by the passage of time and the encroaching embrace of the natural world. The local economy, once shaped by the demands of the fort and the timber trade that followed, has since transitioned, finding its sustenance in the agricultural bounty of Crow Wing County and the quiet tourism drawn to its scenic waterways and historical remnants. The legacy of Fort Ripley endures, not as a bustling center, but as a quiet testament to the ebb and flow of human endeavor against the enduring backdrop of the Minnesota wilderness.
Live animated radar for Fort Ripley 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 | Fort Ripley, Crow Wing County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 46.166078°N, 94.360281°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56449 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fort Ripley, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fort Ripley, 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 Fort Ripley includes coordinates 46.166078°N, 94.360281°W, situated in Crow Wing County. ZIP code 56449. 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.
