McIntosh, Minnesota Weather
McIntosh, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for McIntosh, Polk County.
Full aviation weather for McIntosh is published on the Fosston Municipal Airport-Anderson Field (KFSE) page, 10 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 McIntosh 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 McIntosh: Fertile Municipal Airport (KD14) 32 km · Bagley Municipal Airport (K7Y4) 41 km · Thief River Falls Regional Airport (KTVF) 53 km · Crookston Municipal Kirkwood Field (KCKN) 60 km
Conditions reported at KFSE describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at McIntosh specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for McIntosh.
About McIntosh, Minnesota
McIntosh is a place where the sky feels vast, stretching wide and blue over flatlands that meet the horizon with an almost imperceptible curve. It lies 56.8 miles east-south-east of Grand Forks, ND (from Grand Forks, ND: bearing 110°T), and is situated 7.6 miles west-north-west of Fosston. The land here is a patient canvas, a rich, dark loam that yields its bounty to the sun and the rain, broken only by the occasional windbreak of poplar and willow trees, their leaves rustling like whispered secrets. In the summer, the air hums with the ceaseless drone of insects, a low, steady song that underpins the quiet work of the fields, and the light at dusk possesses a buttery luminescence, softening the edges of the world and painting the western sky in hues of rose and lavender. The houses, often painted in practical, cheerful colors, stand as sturdy anchors against the broad sweep of the prairie, their gardens meticulously tended, a vibrant splash of defiance against the prevailing earth tones. The history of McIntosh is deeply intertwined with the agricultural promise of this fertile land, a story of perseverance and self-reliance that began with settlers drawn by the prospect of claiming their piece of the American dream. The local economy has long been rooted in the cultivation of grains and soybeans, the rhythmic cycle of planting and harvest dictating the pulse of life in McIntosh. You can still see the grain elevators, proud sentinels along the railway line, their silos testament to the enduring importance of this foundational industry. While the agricultural backbone remains, there's a growing quietude to the rhythm of daily life, a gentle slowing that allows for neighborly conversations over picket fences and for the simple pleasure of watching the clouds drift lazily overhead, each one a fleeting sculpture in the immense, open sky that defines this corner of Polk County.
Live animated radar for McIntosh 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 | McIntosh, Polk County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 47.636905°N, 95.88642°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56556 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This McIntosh, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for McIntosh, 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 McIntosh includes coordinates 47.636905°N, 95.886420°W, situated in Polk County. ZIP code 56556. 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.
