Montrose, Minnesota Weather
Montrose, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Montrose, Wright County.
Full aviation weather for Montrose is published on the Buffalo Municipal Airport (KCFE) page, 12 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. 6 airfields within reach of Montrose 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 Montrose: Maple Lake Municipal Airport (KMGG) 20 km · Leaders Clear Lake Airport (K8Y6) 42 km · Crystal Airport (KMIC) 44 km · Anoka County-Blaine (Janes Field) Airport (KANE) 56 km · Princeton Municipal Airport (KPNM) 60 km
Conditions reported at KCFE describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Montrose specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Montrose.
About Montrose, Minnesota
Montrose unfolds across a landscape shaped by the slow, deliberate work of glaciers, where the land rises and falls in gentle swells, a subtle topography beneath a vast Minnesota sky. It lies 22.2 miles west of Maple Grove, MN (from Maple Grove, MN: bearing 269°T), and is situated 7.6 miles south-south-west of Buffalo. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch to the horizon, their greens and golds deepening with the sun's descent, while stands of oak and maple mark the edges of what was once unbroken forest. The Crow River, a silver ribbon, meanders through the terrain, its banks a mix of whispering reeds and sturdy cottonwoods, reflecting the pale blue of day and the deepening lavender of twilight. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and ripening grain, a clean, straightforward perfume that speaks of seasons and steady growth. The story of Montrose is one of quiet endurance, built by settlers who saw in this fertile ground a promise of sustenance. Its economy, rooted in agriculture, continues to thrive, with farms dotting the surrounding countryside, their silos standing like sentinels against the open sky. Beyond the fields, a small but determined commercial heart beats in the village center, offering the essentials of daily life. Montrose remembers its past not with grand monuments, but in the enduring character of its people and the practical beauty of a landscape that has sustained them for generations. The river, a constant presence, has always been a source of life and a quiet witness to the unfolding history of Montrose.
Live animated radar for Montrose 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 | Montrose, Wright County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 45.064963°N, 93.911081°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 55363 |
| Area Code | 612, 952 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Montrose, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Montrose, 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 Montrose includes coordinates 45.064963°N, 93.911081°W, situated in Wright County. ZIP code 55363. Telephone area code: 612, 952. 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.
