Motley, Minnesota Weather
Motley, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Motley, Morrison County.
Full aviation weather for Motley is published on the Staples Municipal Airport (KSAZ) page, 13 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 Motley 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 Motley: Clarissa Municipal Airport (K8Y5) 32 km · Ray S Miller Army Air Field (KRYM) 35 km · Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (KBRD) 40 km · Wadena Municipal Airport (KADC) 45 km · Pine River Regional Airport (KPWC) 48 km
Conditions reported at KSAZ describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Motley specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Motley.
About Motley, Minnesota
Motley rests in the heart of Minnesota's lake country, where the land begins its gentle, almost imperceptible tilt northward, hinting at the vastness of the boreal forests that lie beyond. It lies 58.4 miles north-north-west of St. Cloud, MN (from St. Cloud, MN: bearing 337°T), and is situated 7.1 miles east of Staples. The terrain here is a soft mosaic of rolling fields, interspersed with the shimmering blues of countless small lakes and the darker greens of aspen and pine stands. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a crisp, clean scent, a blend of damp earth and pine needles, a subtle perfume that speaks of the wildness just at the edges of human settlement. During the long summer days, the sunlight seems to linger, casting a warm, golden hue over the landscape, a painterly quality that softens the sharp edges of barns and silos. The history of Motley is deeply entwined with the rich agricultural heritage of the region, a legacy born from settlers drawn to the fertile soil and the promise of a new life. For decades, the local economy thrived on the bounty of wheat and corn, the grain elevators standing as stoic sentinels against the wide-open skies, their silos holding the collective labor of generations. While farming remains a vital thread, the surrounding waterways have increasingly become a source of recreation and a draw for those seeking the quiet solace of cabin life and the thrill of casting a line into the clear, cool waters. The character of Motley is one of quiet resilience, a place where neighbors know each other's names and the pace of life is measured not by the frantic ticking of clocks, but by the slow, steady turning of the seasons.
Live animated radar for Motley 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 | Motley, Morrison County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 46.336632°N, 94.646125°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56466 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Motley, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Motley, 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 Motley includes coordinates 46.336632°N, 94.646125°W, situated in Morrison County. ZIP code 56466. 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. 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.
