Ottertail, Minnesota Weather
Ottertail, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Ottertail, Otter Tail County.
Full aviation weather for Ottertail is published on the Perham Municipal Airport (K16D) page, 21 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 Ottertail 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 Ottertail: Wadena Municipal Airport (KADC) 27 km · Pelican Rapids Muni-Lyon's Field (K47Y) 48 km · Fergus Falls Municipal Airport - Einar Mickelson Field (KFFM) 49 km · Detroit Lakes Airport (KDTL) 51 km · Staples Municipal Airport (KSAZ) 58 km
Conditions reported at K16D describe the airfield itself. Weather 21 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ottertail specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Ottertail.
About Ottertail, Minnesota
Ottertail rests on the broad, gently rolling plains of Otter Tail County, a landscape etched by the slow, deliberate work of glaciers. It lies 65.2 miles east-south-east of Moorhead, MN (from Moorhead, MN: bearing 118°T), and is situated 8.9 miles north-west of Henning. Here, the earth exhales a scent of rich, dark soil, a fertile promise that stretches towards horizons often softened by the hazy breath of summer heat or the crisp, crystalline air of winter. The sky is a vast, ever-present canvas, a stage for dawns that blush with rose and sunsets that bleed into twilight, painting the fields and scattered woodlands in hues of amber and deep violet. The air itself seems to possess a quiet, grounded quality, carrying the distant hum of agricultural machinery and the rustle of wind through tall grasses, a constant, subtle reminder of the land's enduring presence. The story of Ottertail is intrinsically linked to the fertile crescent of the surrounding countryside, a testament to generations of farmers who coaxed sustenance from this generous soil. The local economy, long rooted in agriculture, still feels the pulse of the seasons, with the rhythm of planting and harvest dictating the tempo of life. While the broader county may have seen shifts in industry, the spirit of Ottertail remains tied to the land's bounty and the hardy resilience of its people. This is a place where the quiet dignity of hard work is a visible thread, woven into the very character of the community, a place that holds its history not in grand monuments, but in the enduring sweep of its fields and the shared memories of its residents.
Live animated radar for Ottertail 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 | Ottertail, Otter Tail County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 46.425516°N, 95.557264°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56571 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ottertail, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ottertail, 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 Ottertail includes coordinates 46.425516°N, 95.557264°W, situated in Otter Tail County. ZIP code 56571. 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.
