Oklee, Minnesota Weather
Oklee, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Oklee, Red Lake County.
Full aviation weather for Oklee is published on the Fosston Municipal Airport-Anderson Field (KFSE) page, 28 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 Oklee 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 Oklee: Thief River Falls Regional Airport (KTVF) 35 km · Fertile Municipal Airport (KD14) 46 km · Bagley Municipal Airport (K7Y4) 51 km · Crookston Municipal Kirkwood Field (KCKN) 57 km
Conditions reported at KFSE describe the airfield itself. Weather 28 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Oklee specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Oklee.
About Oklee, Minnesota
Oklee rests on the broad, level plains of northwestern Minnesota, a landscape defined by an immense sky that seems to stretch to the very edges of creation. It lies 54.9 miles east of Grand Forks, ND (from Grand Forks, ND: bearing 96°T), and is situated 18.8 miles north-north-west of Fosston. The land here is a quilt of cultivated fields, stretching in unbroken expanses of emerald and gold under the generous sun, broken only by the darker green of willow windbreaks and the occasional shimmer of a distant slough. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a clean, crisp scent of damp earth and growing things, a purity that seems to seep into one’s very bones. Even in the midday heat, there’s a subtle coolness that rises from the fertile soil, a testament to the deep, dark earth that sustains this place. The story of Oklee is one of tenacious pioneers who saw potential in this seemingly endless prairie, their vision now embodied in the quiet diligence of its agricultural economy. Generations have worked this land, coaxing sustenance from its rich, dark soil, and the rhythm of planting and harvest dictates the pulse of life here. The railroad, once the lifeblood of this remote settlement, still traces a faint scar across the landscape, a reminder of the connections forged and the journeys begun. While grand landmarks are few, the true character of Oklee is found in the sturdy, unpretentious homes and the quiet hum of machinery that speaks of a community deeply rooted in the land and its enduring bounty.
Live animated radar for Oklee 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.
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| Location | Oklee, Red Lake County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 47.839127°N, 95.85447°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56742 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Oklee, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Oklee, 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 Oklee includes coordinates 47.839127°N, 95.854470°W, situated in Red Lake County. ZIP code 56742. 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.
