Midway, Minnesota Weather
Midway, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Midway, Becker County.
Full aviation weather for Midway is published on the Park Rapids Municipal Airport Konshok Field (KPKD) page, 19 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 Midway 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 Midway: Perham Municipal Airport (K16D) 32 km · Wadena Municipal Airport (KADC) 37 km · Detroit Lakes Airport (KDTL) 48 km · Staples Municipal Airport (KSAZ) 56 km
Conditions reported at KPKD describe the airfield itself. Weather 19 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Midway specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Midway.
About Midway, Minnesota
Midway rests in a broad, shallow basin, a landscape shaped by ancient glaciers and the patient work of wind. It lies 71.5 miles east of Moorhead, MN (from Moorhead, MN: bearing 95°T), and is situated 7.9 miles west-north-west of Menahga. The land here is a subtle mosaic of cultivated fields, their straight lines giving way to the softer edges of marsh and the rustle of aspen groves. Even in the high summer sun, there's a coolness that seems to rise from the soil, a damp, earthy scent that clings to the air after a rain. The sky feels vast, an immense canvas where clouds gather and drift with a slow, deliberate grace, casting fleeting shadows across the gentle swells of the terrain. The very light seems to possess a certain clarity, a crispness that defines the distant tree lines and illuminates the rich, dark loam of the fields. This is a place where the echoes of agriculture are still strong, where generations have worked the land that once supported vast prairies. The economy of Midway has long been tied to the bounty of the soil and the surrounding waterways, the clear, cool lakes that punctuate the landscape offering both recreation and a sense of enduring peace. While the days might move at a measured pace, there's a quiet industry to the community, a steady hum of activity that speaks of a deep connection to the land and its rhythms. Local traditions, though perhaps not loudly proclaimed, are woven into the fabric of everyday life, a shared understanding passed down through families who have called this corner of Minnesota home for decades.
Live animated radar for Midway 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 | Midway, Becker County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 46.781904°N, 95.260307°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 55792, 56557 |
| Area Code | 218, 320 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Midway, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Midway, 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 Midway includes coordinates 46.781904°N, 95.260307°W, situated in Becker County. ZIP code 55792, 56557. Telephone area code: 218, 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.
