International Falls, Minnesota Weather
International Falls, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for International Falls, Koochiching County.
Full aviation weather for International Falls is published on the Falls International Airport (KINL) page, 4 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.
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.
Conditions reported at KINL describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at International Falls specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for International Falls.
About International Falls, Minnesota
International Falls lies at the edge of a vast, boreal expanse, where the Rainy River, a wide, dark ribbon, serves as both border and artery. It lies 139.5 miles north-north-west of Duluth, MN (from Duluth, MN: bearing 335°T), and is situated 3.0 miles west-south-west of Ranier. The air here, especially in the hush of early morning, carries the damp, resinous scent of pine and spruce, a perfume of the wild that mingles with the fainter, metallic tang of industry. Snow often blankets the landscape for months, transforming the terrain into a pristine, hushed world where the frosted branches of birch trees gleam like bone china under a pale sun, and the frozen river becomes a vast, white highway. The land itself is a mosaic of evergreen forests, bogs, and the occasional clearing, with a subtle, undulating character that speaks of ancient glacial sculpting. Even in the warmth of summer, a certain coolness seems to cling to the shadows, a reminder of the deep woods that press in on all sides. The history of International Falls is deeply entwined with the power of the Rainy River and the bounty of its surrounding forests. Logging and paper manufacturing once defined the economic pulse of International Falls, the roar of machinery a constant soundtrack to the town's development. Though the landscape has shifted, remnants of this industrial past remain, ghosting the riverbanks. Today, the local economy is more diversified, with tourism playing an increasingly significant role, drawing visitors to the natural beauty of nearby Voyageurs National Park and the opportunities for fishing and boating on the expansive waterways. There's a quiet resilience to the people of International Falls, a stoicism forged by long winters and a deep connection to the land, a character as enduring as the northern pines.
Live animated radar for International Falls 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 | International Falls, Koochiching County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 48.601049°N, 93.410982°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Winnipeg) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56649 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This International Falls, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for International Falls, 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 International Falls includes coordinates 48.601049°N, 93.410982°W, situated in Koochiching County. ZIP code 56649. Telephone area code: 320. Timezone: Central Time (America/Winnipeg).
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.
