Hopkins, Minnesota Weather
Hopkins, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Hopkins, Hennepin County.
Full aviation weather for Hopkins is published on the Flying Cloud Airport (KFCM) page, 11 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. 5 airfields within reach of Hopkins 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 Hopkins: Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (KMSP) 20 km · Saint Paul Downtown Holman Field (KSTP) 32 km · South St Paul Municipal Airport/Richard E Fleming Field (KSGS) 35 km · Airlake Airport (KLVN) 38 km
Conditions reported at KFCM describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hopkins specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Hopkins, Minnesota
Hopkins sits on land that remembers glacial power, a gentle, rolling terrain etched by ancient waters. It lies 2.1 miles east-north-east of Minnetonka, MN (from Minnetonka, MN: bearing 68°T), and is situated 9.9 miles north-west of Bloomington. The soil here, a rich loam, speaks of fields that once stretched unbroken, now interspersed with the familiar grid of streets and the comforting presence of mature oak and maple trees. Even on a clear day, a certain softness seems to permeate the air, a subtle haze that softens the sharp edges of the horizon and lends a dreamlike quality to the midday sun. The scent of freshly cut grass mingles with the distant hum of traffic, a constant reminder of both the natural world and the human endeavors that have shaped this place. The history of Hopkins is a story of industry and resilience, beginning with its roots as a railroad town and a hub for agricultural processing. The very ground seems to hold echoes of the grain elevators and manufacturing plants that once defined its economy, a legacy now giving way to a more diversified landscape of small businesses and residential development. While the days of booming factories have largely passed, a spirit of local enterprise persists, evident in the independent shops and the vibrant farmers' market that brings the community together. The Minnehaha Creek, a ribbon of cool water, meanders through Hopkins, offering a quiet counterpoint to the town's industrious past, its banks a place where the present can pause and reflect.
Live animated radar for Hopkins 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 | Hopkins, Hennepin County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44.924964°N, 93.462731°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 55345, 55343, 55305 |
| Area Code | 612, 952 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hopkins, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hopkins, 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 Hopkins includes coordinates 44.924964°N, 93.462731°W, situated in Hennepin County. ZIP code 55345, 55343, 55305. 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. 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.
