Kensington, Minnesota Weather
Kensington, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Kensington, Douglas County.
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About Kensington, Minnesota
Kensington rests in a landscape shaped by the slow, deliberate artistry of glaciers. It lies 75.6 miles west-north-west of St. Cloud, MN (from St. Cloud, MN: bearing 282°T), and is situated 5.8 miles south-east of Hoffman. Rolling hills, softened by countless seasons, cradle shallow, reflective lakes that mirror the vast, open sky overhead, their surfaces often ruffled by a persistent breeze carrying the scent of sun-baked earth and distant hayfields. The land here possesses a quiet resilience, a gentle undulation that suggests a long, unhurried history, where fields of corn and soybeans stretch to the horizon, their emerald and gold hues shifting with the changing light. In the twilight hours, the air grows cool and still, and the distant calls of unseen birds echo across the darkening fields, a natural symphony to accompany the slow descent of day. This is a place where the echoes of Scandinavian immigration are still palpable, a legacy woven into the very character of Kensington. For generations, the land has sustained its people, its economy deeply rooted in agriculture, the fertile soil yielding bountiful harvests. While the rhythm of farm life remains, the community also holds a quiet pride in its heritage, evident in the sturdy architecture and the friendly faces that greet newcomers. It's a place that values connection, where neighborly deeds are as common as the rustle of corn stalks in the wind, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who chose to build their lives on this particular stretch of prairie.
Live animated radar for Kensington and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Kensington, Douglas County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 45.778015°N, 95.696159°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56343 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Kensington, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kensington, 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 Kensington includes coordinates 45.778015°N, 95.696159°W, situated in Douglas County. ZIP code 56343. 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.
