Hoffman, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Hoffman, Grant County.
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Hoffman rests in a landscape that seems to hold its breath, a place where the land itself remembers ancient seas. It lies 80.8 miles west-north-west of St. Cloud, MN (from St. Cloud, MN: bearing 284°T), and is situated 17.8 miles north-north-east of Morris. Broad, shallow basins, remnants of glacial lakes, cradle fields of corn and soybeans that ripple under the vast Minnesota sky, their green hues deepening to an almost bruised purple as the sun begins its slow descent. The air here carries the clean, dry scent of ripening grain, a subtle perfume that mingles with the fainter, earthier aroma of distant wetlands. Roads, like fine, grey ribbons, cut straight across the flat expanse, leading the eye towards horizons that promise nothing but more of this gentle, unbroken terrain. The few buildings of Hoffman cluster together, their roofs a patchwork of muted colors against the endless blue, suggesting a quiet resilience, a determined presence in the face of such immensity. The story of Hoffman is one of the prairie's enduring spirit, its economy deeply entwined with the fertile soil that yields its bounty each harvest. This is a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pulse of life, where the success of a year's planting underpins the prosperity of its families. While no grand monuments mark its past, the very arrangement of its streets and the sturdy construction of its homes speak of generations who arrived with a vision for a life built on hard work and the land's promise. Local gathering spots, unassuming diners and modest community halls, serve as the quiet hubs where the day's news is exchanged, and the shared experiences of rural life are woven into a continuous, unpretentious narrative.
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| Location | Hoffman, Grant County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 45.829404°N, 95.791994°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56339 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hoffman, 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 Hoffman includes coordinates 45.829404°N, 95.791994°W, situated in Grant County. ZIP code 56339. 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.