Montevideo, Minnesota Weather
Montevideo, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Montevideo, Chippewa County.
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About Montevideo, Minnesota
Montevideo unfolds across a landscape sculpted by ancient rivers and the patient hand of agriculture. It lies 72.4 miles north-west of Brown, MN (from Brown, MN: bearing 313°T), and is situated 12.6 miles north-west of Granite Falls. Rolling hills, softened by a century of cultivation, give way to the broad, generous sweep of the Minnesota River valley, its waters a glinting ribbon through the fertile plain. The air here, especially in the hush of late afternoon, carries a subtle sweetness of drying grasses and the distant, earthy scent of tilled soil. Oak trees, their branches spreading wide like the arms of ancient storytellers, punctuate the fields, their leaves whispering secrets to the ever-present breeze. The sky above Montevideo stretches vast and luminous, a canvas for clouds that drift with a slow, unhurried grace, casting fleeting shadows that race across the land. The story of Montevideo is deeply entwined with the confluence of rivers that shaped its beginnings, a place where the Chippewa and Minnesota Rivers meet, offering a natural artery for travel and trade. For generations, the land has sustained its people through the bounty of grain and livestock, a quiet testament to the enduring power of agrarian life. Beyond the fields, the town itself holds a certain practical charm, a collection of buildings that have weathered seasons and seen generations pass, each with its own unwritten history. Local businesses, often family-run, form the backbone of the economy, their doors opening each morning to greet a familiar flow of neighbors and friends, fostering a sense of shared purpose that defines the character of Montevideo.
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| Location | Montevideo, Chippewa County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44.942457°N, 95.723637°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56265 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Montevideo, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Montevideo, 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 Montevideo includes coordinates 44.942457°N, 95.723637°W, situated in Chippewa County. ZIP code 56265. 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.
