Lake Park, Minnesota Weather
Lake Park, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Lake Park, Becker County.
Full aviation weather for Lake Park is published on the Detroit Lakes Airport (KDTL) page, 18 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 Lake Park 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 Lake Park: Pelican Rapids Muni-Lyon's Field (K47Y) 27 km · Moorhead Municipal Airport (KJKJ) 44 km · Perham Municipal Airport (K16D) 48 km · Hector International Airport (KFAR) 55 km
Conditions reported at KDTL describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lake Park specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lake Park.
About Lake Park, Minnesota
Lake Park unfolds across a gentle sweep of prairie, where the sky seems to stretch infinitely, a vast canvas brushed with the subtle hues of Minnesota's north. It lies 31.8 miles east of Moorhead, MN (from Moorhead, MN: bearing 88°T), and is situated 12.7 miles west-north-west of Detroit Lakes. Rolling fields, a patchwork of emerald and gold depending on the season, give way to the shimmering expanse of the lake itself, its waters often reflecting the stoic grace of scattered birch trees and the darker, more resolute silhouettes of pine. The air here carries a clean, crisp scent, a blend of sun-baked earth and the faint, sweet perfume of wild grasses, a constant reminder of the land's enduring fertility. Even on a quiet afternoon, a sense of quiet vitality hums beneath the surface of Lake Park, a feeling of deep roots reaching into the rich soil. The history of Lake Park is intrinsically tied to the fertile ground that has sustained it, a legacy of agrarian endeavor that still forms the backbone of its economy. Generations have worked this land, coaxing bounty from the soil, and remnants of that past echo in the sturdy architecture of its older buildings, their brickwork weathered by countless winters. Beyond the fields, the lake offers a different kind of sustenance, a place for recreation and quiet contemplation, its shores a welcome respite. There's a practical, no-nonsense spirit to Lake Park, a groundedness that comes from understanding the cycles of nature and the hard work required to thrive, a characteristic reflected in the steady, unpretentious rhythm of daily life.
Live animated radar for Lake Park 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 | Lake Park, Becker County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 46.886348°N, 96.0945°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56554 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lake Park, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lake Park, 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 Lake Park includes coordinates 46.886348°N, 96.094500°W, situated in Becker County. ZIP code 56554. 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.
