Hector, Minnesota Weather
Hector, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Hector, Renville County.
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About Hector, Minnesota
Hector rests in the broad, sun-washed sweep of south-central Minnesota, a place where the land itself seems to breathe. It lies 35.7 miles north of Brown, MN (from Brown, MN: bearing 354°T), and is situated 9.0 miles east of Bird Island. Rolling fields, currently a patchwork of ripening corn and soybeans, unfurl towards a horizon that feels endlessly vast under the wide prairie sky. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries the clean, earthy scent of tilled soil and the distant sweetness of freshly cut hay. Small stands of trees, sturdy oaks and elms, punctuate the landscape, their shadows lengthening into deep pools of indigo as the day draws to a close. The quiet hum of insects is a constant companion, a gentle reminder of the vibrant life pulsing just beneath the surface of this fertile ground. The story of Hector is one of tenacious agriculture and the steady growth that follows the plough. Its roots are deeply entwined with the immigrant families who arrived seeking fertile ground, their descendants still forming the bedrock of the community. The local economy, like the land itself, is largely dictated by the seasons, with grain elevators standing sentinel, testament to the bounty harvested year after year. While not a bustling metropolis, Hector possesses a quiet resilience, a character forged in the shared labor of farming and the enduring spirit of its people. A distinctive feature is the presence of the Crow River, its gentle currents reflecting the same sky that watches over the fields, a constant, life-giving presence threading through the agricultural heartland.
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| Location | Hector, Renville County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44.743851°N, 94.715547°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 55342 |
| Area Code | 612, 952 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hector, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hector, 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 Hector includes coordinates 44.743851°N, 94.715547°W, situated in Renville County. ZIP code 55342. Telephone area code: 612, 952. 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.
