Freeport, Minnesota Weather
Freeport, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Freeport, Stearns County.
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About Freeport, Minnesota
Freeport lies as a quiet ember in the broad sweep of Stearns County, a place where the land itself seems to exhale a gentle, rolling breath. It lies 26.5 miles west-north-west of St. Cloud, MN (from St. Cloud, MN: bearing 286°T), and is situated 5.7 miles east of Melrose. The fields, a patchwork of emerald and ochre depending on the season, stretch out towards horizons softened by the distant murmur of trees, primarily deciduous, their leaves catching the prairie sun in a thousand shifting shades of green. A thin, silvery thread of a creek, the Sauk River, meanders through the terrain, its banks lined with reeds that rustle with a dry whisper, a sound that becomes a constant companion to the air, a breath of damp earth and growing things. The sky above Freeport is a vast, ever-changing canvas, often a profound, luminous blue that deepens to indigo as twilight approaches, painting the landscape in hues of lavender and muted gold. The history of Freeport is as deeply rooted in the soil as the corn and soybeans that define its present-day economy. Settled by those seeking fertile ground and a life lived closer to the earth, the community has long thrived on agriculture, its fortunes tied to the bounty of the land and the diligence of its people. The rhythm of planting and harvest dictates the pace of life here, a steady, predictable pulse that has endured for generations. While no grand monuments mark its past, the sturdy, unpretentious farmhouses and the weathered grain elevators that punctuate the landscape stand as silent testaments to a heritage of hard work and self-reliance. The local economy, though modest, remains steadfast, a testament to the enduring spirit of this small corner of Minnesota, where the simple act of cultivating the earth continues to shape its identity.
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| Location | Freeport, Stearns County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 45.662743°N, 94.69001°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56331 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Freeport, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Freeport, 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 Freeport includes coordinates 45.662743°N, 94.690010°W, situated in Stearns County. ZIP code 56331. 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.
