Kerkhoven, Minnesota Weather
Kerkhoven, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Kerkhoven, Swift County.
Full aviation weather for Kerkhoven is published on the Willmar Municipal Airport John L Rice Field (2006) (KBDH) page, 17 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. 6 airfields within reach of Kerkhoven 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 Kerkhoven: Benson Municipal Airport (KBBB) 30 km · Brooten Municipal Airport (K6D1) 38 km · Montevideo Chippewa County Airport (KMVE) 39 km · Paynesville Municipal Airport (KPEX) 49 km · Glenwood Municipal Airport (KGHW) 50 km
Conditions reported at KBDH describe the airfield itself. Weather 17 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Kerkhoven specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Kerkhoven.
About Kerkhoven, Minnesota
Kerkhoven rests in the broad, green sweep of western Minnesota, a place where the horizon seems to stretch forever, punctuated by the occasional windbreak of cottonwoods or the stoic silhouette of a grain elevator. It lies 61.7 miles west-south-west of St. Cloud, MN (from St. Cloud, MN: bearing 246°T), and is situated 7.7 miles west-north-west of Pennock. The land here is a gentle, rolling prairie, a vast canvas painted in shades of ripening wheat and emerald corn, stretching out under a sky that can shift from the bruised purples of an approaching storm to the crystalline clarity of a summer afternoon. The air, especially after a rain, carries the clean, earthy scent of damp soil and growing things, a fragrance that clings to the senses. Even the wind, a constant companion, seems to whisper secrets of the open country, a low hum that is the very breath of this place. The history of Kerkhoven is deeply tied to the fertile soil and the determined spirit of its early settlers, many of whom arrived seeking their fortune in agriculture. The town itself grew around the railroad, a vital artery that connected these prairie communities to the wider world, bringing in supplies and carrying out the bounty of the land. Today, the local economy remains largely agrarian, with farms producing corn, soybeans, and livestock forming the backbone of the region. While the pace of life in Kerkhoven is undeniably unhurried, there's a quiet resilience in its people, a practical optimism born of living close to the land and understanding its rhythms. The community celebrates its heritage through local events, small gatherings that foster a sense of enduring connection, a shared understanding of what it means to call this particular patch of Minnesota home.
Live animated radar for Kerkhoven 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 | Kerkhoven, Swift County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 45.193016°N, 95.320577°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56252 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Kerkhoven, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kerkhoven, 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 Kerkhoven includes coordinates 45.193016°N, 95.320577°W, situated in Swift County. ZIP code 56252. 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.
