Hawley, Minnesota Weather
Hawley, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Hawley, Clay County.
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About Hawley, Minnesota
Hawley rests on a broad, flat plain where the sky seems to stretch forever, a canvas painted with the subtle shifts of prairie light. It lies 21.3 miles east of Moorhead, MN (from Moorhead, MN: bearing 89°T), and is situated 18.3 miles east of Dilworth. Fields of gold and green ripple outward from the town’s edges, broken only by the occasional cluster of trees lining a farmstead driveway or the silvery glint of a distant slough. The air here, especially as the sun begins its slow descent, carries a clean, earthy scent, a blend of tilled soil and the sweet, dry perfume of ripening grain. The houses themselves, many painted in cheerful, sun-faded hues, seem to huddle together, offering a sense of shared resilience against the vastness of the surrounding landscape. The history of Hawley is etched in the rich soil that has long sustained it, a testament to the agricultural spirit that built this place. Settled by hardy pioneers drawn to the fertile land of this Red River Valley outpost, Hawley’s economy has always been tied to the harvest. Grain elevators, like silent sentinels, still punctuate the horizon, their silos a constant reminder of the bounty produced here. While the agricultural roots run deep, the town has also found its rhythm with the steady hum of local businesses, supporting the families who have made Hawley their home for generations. The nearby White Earth River, a gentle artery through the landscape, offers quiet moments of reflection, its banks a favored spot for those seeking a respite from the day’s work.
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| Location | Hawley, Clay County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 46.880793°N, 96.316731°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56549 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hawley, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hawley, 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 Hawley includes coordinates 46.880793°N, 96.316731°W, situated in Clay County. ZIP code 56549. 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.
