Melrose, Minnesota Weather
Melrose, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Melrose, Stearns County.
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About Melrose, Minnesota
Melrose rests on land shaped by ancient glaciers, where the rolling terrain of central Minnesota gives way to a landscape of fields and forests. It lies 32.2 miles west-north-west of St. Cloud, MN (from St. Cloud, MN: bearing 284°T), and is situated 8.2 miles east-south-east of Sauk Centre. The sky here seems to stretch an infinite distance, often painted with the bruised purples and fiery oranges of a prairie sunset, a spectacle that can hold a person captive for hours. The air, particularly in the late summer, carries the sweet, earthy scent of ripening corn and the distant hum of agricultural machinery, a constant, gentle pulse beneath the quietude. The land itself feels fertile, a rich loam that has been worked for generations, supporting stands of oak and maple interspersed with the broader expanses of cultivated crops. The history of Melrose is tied to the fertile soil and the ingenuity of its early settlers, who found opportunity in this broad, open country. The town's economy has long been rooted in agriculture, with dairy farms and crop production forming the backbone of its prosperity, a tradition that continues to define the area. While the landscape is largely agricultural, the presence of nearby Sauk River offers its own quiet allure, its waters reflecting the sky and providing a serene counterpoint to the industrious spirit of the community. Melrose has grown from these foundations, a place where the past is not forgotten but lives on in the enduring connection to the land and the steady rhythm of daily life.
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| Location | Melrose, Stearns County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 45.674687°N, 94.807515°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56352 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Melrose, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Melrose, 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 Melrose includes coordinates 45.674687°N, 94.807515°W, situated in Stearns County. ZIP code 56352. 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.
