Mentor, Minnesota Weather
Mentor, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Mentor, Polk County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Mentor.
About Mentor, Minnesota
Mentor lies in a broad sweep of the Red River Valley, where the land stretches out in vast, geometric fields under an immense sky. It lies 44.2 miles east-south-east of Grand Forks, ND (from Grand Forks, ND: bearing 110°T), and is situated 14.1 miles south-south-east of Red Lake Falls. The terrain here is a testament to the glacial past, a flat expanse that feels both ancient and ever-renewing, broken only by the subtle rise and fall of drainage ditches and the occasional cluster of trees that mark a farmstead. During the long summer days, the light hangs golden and heavy, softening the sharp edges of the horizon, and the air carries the clean scent of freshly turned earth and ripening grain. Even the wind, when it sweeps across the open country, seems to possess a unique song, a low hum that speaks of distance and the sheer, unadulterated space. The history of Mentor is deeply entwined with the agricultural promise of this fertile land, a place where settlers carved out livelihoods from the rich, dark soil. For generations, the economy has pulsed with the rhythm of the planting and harvest seasons, wheat and barley being the enduring kings of the fields. While the landscape itself is the primary character, the small cluster of buildings that constitutes Mentor holds a quiet dignity, a sense of purpose rooted in sustenance and community. There are no grand monuments or bustling marketplaces, but rather a steady, unassuming presence, a place where the enduring spirit of prairie life continues to unfold with a patient, unwavering grace.
Live animated radar for Mentor and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Mentor, Polk County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 47.698298°N, 96.141155°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56736 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Mentor, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mentor, 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 Mentor includes coordinates 47.698298°N, 96.141155°W, situated in Polk County. ZIP code 56736. 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.
