Knife River, Minnesota Weather
Knife River, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Knife River, Lake County.
Full aviation weather for Knife River is published on the Richard B Helgeson Airport (KTWM) 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 Knife River 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 Knife River: Sky Harbor Airport (KDYT) 32 km · Duluth International Airport (KDLH) 34 km · Richard I Bong Memorial Airport (KSUW) 38 km · Bayfield County Airport (KY77) 48 km
Conditions reported at KTWM describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Knife River specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Knife River.
About Knife River, Minnesota
Knife River emerges from the dense, boreal forests of Minnesota's North Shore, a ribbon of clear, cold water that tumbles over ancient, worn stones. It lies 19.3 miles north-east of Duluth, MN (from Duluth, MN: bearing 53°T), and is situated 7.2 miles south-west of Two Harbors. The landscape here is a rugged embrace of water and wood, where the land itself seems to have been sculpted by the persistent artistry of ice and erosion. Steep slopes, cloaked in the emerald hush of pine, spruce, and cedar, plunge towards the river's course, their shadows deepening as the sun arcs across the sky. In the late afternoon, a particular stillness settles, broken only by the murmur of the water and the distant call of a raven, a sound that seems to carry the very essence of this wild, untamed place. This stretch of the Knife River has long been a place of passage and sustenance, its history whispered in the wind through the trees and the worn smoothness of its streambed. For centuries, Indigenous peoples navigated these waters, their presence a faint echo in the landscape. Later, the logging industry found purchase here, the river a vital artery for transporting timber downstream, shaping the contours of the surrounding hills with its demands. Today, while the roar of chainsaws has quieted, the legacy of that hard-won labor is etched into the very character of Knife River, a quiet resilience that permeates the air. Small, independent businesses, often family-run, now form the backbone of the local economy, catering to those who are drawn to the river's undeniable allure, seeking solace in its unhurried flow and the enduring beauty of its wild heart.
Live animated radar for Knife River 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 | Knife River, Lake County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 46.94938°N, 91.779068°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 55609 |
| Area Code | 218 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Knife River, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Knife River, 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 Knife River includes coordinates 46.949380°N, 91.779068°W, situated in Lake County. ZIP code 55609. Telephone area code: 218. 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.
