Hancock, Minnesota Weather
Hancock, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Hancock, Stevens County.
Full aviation weather for Hancock is published on the Morris Municipal Airport Charlie Schmidt Field (KMOX) page, 15 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. 6 airfields within reach of Hancock 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 Hancock: Benson Municipal Airport (KBBB) 22 km · Appleton Municipal Airport (KAQP) 34 km · Glenwood Municipal Airport (KGHW) 40 km · Chandler Field (KAXN) 52 km · Brooten Municipal Airport (K6D1) 53 km
Conditions reported at KMOX describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hancock specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Hancock.
About Hancock, Minnesota
Hancock rests on land that remembers the slow work of glaciers. It lies 79.2 miles west of St. Cloud, MN (from St. Cloud, MN: bearing 267°T), and is situated 8.3 miles south-east of Morris. Rolling hills, softened by centuries of wind and rain, give way to fields that stretch towards horizons often painted with the bruised purples and soft golds of an approaching dusk. The air here carries the clean scent of tilled earth and, in the warmer months, the faint, sweet perfume of blooming clover. Along the edges of the cultivated land, stands of poplar and elm rustle, their leaves catching the sunlight like a thousand tiny, flickering coins. The roads, some paved and some worn smooth by the passage of countless tires, wind their way through this gentle landscape, connecting farmsteads and leading back towards the quiet heart of Hancock. The history of Hancock is etched not in grand monuments, but in the patient cultivation of the land. Originally settled by those seeking fertile ground and the promise of a life built by hand, the local economy has long been tied to the bounty of the surrounding fields – a steady rhythm of planting and harvest that dictates the pulse of the community. The grain elevators, silent sentinels against the vast prairie sky, stand as enduring symbols of this agricultural heritage. While the world outside may hurry, life in Hancock moves with a deliberate, unhurried grace, a quiet understanding of the seasons and the enduring strength found in community and the deep, dark soil.
Live animated radar for Hancock 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 | Hancock, Stevens County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 45.497461°N, 95.796714°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56244 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hancock, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hancock, 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 Hancock includes coordinates 45.497461°N, 95.796714°W, situated in Stevens County. ZIP code 56244. 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.
