Long Prairie, Minnesota Weather
Long Prairie, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Long Prairie, Todd County.
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About Long Prairie, Minnesota
Long Prairie rests in a broad, gently rolling landscape that hints at its prairie origins, though now softened by stands of aspen and oak trees that catch the shifting light. It lies 44.3 miles north-west of St. Cloud, MN (from St. Cloud, MN: bearing 310°T), and is situated 7.7 miles south of Browerville. The land here is a study in subtle topography, a series of low rises and shallow valleys that guide the eye towards horizons often painted with the vast Minnesota sky. Creeks, often no more than whispered currents after a dry spell, meander through pastures and woodlots, their banks fringed with the soft green of sedges and the occasional flash of a kingfisher. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a clean, dry scent, mingling the dust of unpaved farm roads with the faint sweetness of ripening corn. The history of Long Prairie is deeply entwined with the fertile earth and the industrious spirit of its settlers. Originally a hub for logging and then agriculture, the area's economy still leans heavily on the bounty of its farms, with fields of corn and soybeans stretching across the landscape, their orderly rows a testament to human cultivation. The town itself serves as the administrative center and a gathering place for the surrounding countryside, its modest downtown a collection of brick buildings that have weathered decades of changing seasons. Local traditions, often celebrated with community picnics and harvest festivals, speak to a deep connection to the land and a quiet pride in the enduring character of this place, where the pace of life still allows for the slow unfolding of days.
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| Location | Long Prairie, Todd County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 45.974687°N, 94.865578°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56347 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Long Prairie, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Long Prairie, 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 Long Prairie includes coordinates 45.974687°N, 94.865578°W, situated in Todd County. ZIP code 56347. 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.
