Hammond, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Hammond, Wabasha County.
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Hammond rests in a quiet pocket of Wabasha County, where the land begins to roll with a gentle, agricultural grace. It lies 14.7 miles north-north-east of Rochester, MN (from Rochester, MN: bearing 19°T), and is situated 8.9 miles east-north-east of Oronoco. The terrain here is a mosaic of cultivated fields, their straight furrows a testament to human endeavor, interspersed with patches of woodland that whisper secrets of the seasons. The air, especially in the early mornings, carries the clean scent of turned earth and the distant, lowing of cattle, a sound that seems to settle deep into the bones of the place. Sunlight, when it breaks through the clouds, falls in broad, golden swaths across the landscape, illuminating the subtle contours of the hills and the sturdy, practical architecture of farmsteads. The history of Hammond is etched not in grand monuments, but in the slow accumulation of lives lived and work done, tied intrinsically to the fertile soil that surrounds it. For generations, farming has been the lifeblood of Hammond, its economy sustained by the steady rhythm of planting and harvest, by corn and soybeans that stretch to the horizon under an expansive sky. This is a place where the legacy of homesteaders and the resilience of agricultural communities are palpable, a quiet strength that underpins the everyday existence. The nearest significant waterways, the mighty Mississippi River and its tributaries, have long shaped the region’s character, influencing settlement patterns and providing a vital conduit for trade, a reminder of the broader currents that flow through even the most secluded of locales.
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| Location | Hammond, Wabasha County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44.222189°N, 92.373511°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 55991 |
| Area Code | 218 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hammond, 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 Hammond includes coordinates 44.222189°N, 92.373511°W, situated in Wabasha County. ZIP code 55991. Telephone area code: 218. 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.