Kennedy, Minnesota Weather
Kennedy, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Kennedy, Kittson County.
Full aviation weather for Kennedy is published on the Hallock Municipal Airport (KHCO) page, 13 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 Kennedy 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 Kennedy: Pembina Municipal Airport (KPMB) 41 km · Hutson Field (KGAF) 43 km · Minto Municipal Airport (KD06) 53 km · Cavalier Municipal Airport (K2C8) 55 km
Conditions reported at KHCO describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Kennedy specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Kennedy.
About Kennedy, Minnesota
Kennedy rests on a broad, flat expanse, a place where the sky feels like a vast, benevolent dome. It lies 49.8 miles north of Grand Forks, ND (from Grand Forks, ND: bearing 7°T), and is situated 9.3 miles south of Hallock. The land here is a quilt of cultivated fields, stretching to horizons that seem to melt into the pale blue. In the spring, the soil, a deep, rich loam, turns a velvety brown under the plow, promising abundance. Summer brings a sea of green, corn stalks reaching skyward like eager prayers, while autumn ignites the landscape in hues of gold and rust. The air itself often carries a subtle, earthy fragrance, a blend of turned soil, ripening grain, and the distant, clean scent of water. This corner of Kittson County, Minnesota, has long been shaped by the quiet persistence of agriculture. The Red River Valley, known for its exceptional fertility, has sustained generations who have worked this land, their lives tethered to the seasons and the bounty of wheat, barley, and sugar beets. Kennedy, though modest in size, embodies this enduring spirit, a place where the local economy is as steadfast as the soil itself. History whispers in the weathered wood of old farmhouses and the quiet dignity of the grain elevators that punctuate the skyline, silent sentinels of a bygone era and the ongoing harvest.
Live animated radar for Kennedy 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.
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| Location | Kennedy, Kittson County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 48.641925°N, 96.908948°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56733 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Kennedy, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kennedy, 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 Kennedy includes coordinates 48.641925°N, 96.908948°W, situated in Kittson County. ZIP code 56733. 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. 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.
