Parkers Prairie, Minnesota Weather
Parkers Prairie, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Parkers Prairie, Otter Tail County.
Full aviation weather for Parkers Prairie is published on the Chandler Field (KAXN) page, 32 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 Parkers Prairie 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 Parkers Prairie: Clarissa Municipal Airport (K8Y5) 33 km · Wadena Municipal Airport (KADC) 34 km · Todd Field (K14Y) 45 km · Staples Municipal Airport (KSAZ) 48 km · Perham Municipal Airport (K16D) 55 km
Conditions reported at KAXN describe the airfield itself. Weather 32 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Parkers Prairie specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Parkers Prairie.
About Parkers Prairie, Minnesota
Parkers Prairie unfolds across a landscape where the earth gently swells and recedes, a subtle geography born from ancient glacial movements. It lies 69.5 miles north-west of St. Cloud, MN (from St. Cloud, MN: bearing 307°T), and is situated 18.6 miles north of Alexandria. Here, the sky feels immense, a vast canvas that stretches from horizon to horizon, often painted with the soft, ephemeral hues of dawn and dusk, casting a tender light upon fields of ripening grain and the scattered stands of aspen and oak. The air itself seems to carry the scent of damp soil after a summer shower, mingling with the distant, sweet fragrance of cut hay. The very character of Parkers Prairie is one of quiet openness, a place where the wind can whisper secrets across the open country and the distant calls of migrating birds punctuate the profound stillness. The story of Parkers Prairie is deeply entwined with the fertile soil that has sustained generations of farmers, the economic lifeblood of this region for over a century. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of rich farmland, established a community that has since cultivated a reputation for its strong agricultural roots. While farming remains a cornerstone, the town has also found a niche in supporting industries and services that cater to the surrounding rural expanse. Look closely, and you might see evidence of the past in the weathered architecture of older buildings, a quiet testament to resilience and enduring community spirit, a spirit that continues to shape the unhurried rhythm of everyday life in Parkers Prairie.
Live animated radar for Parkers Prairie 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 | Parkers Prairie, Otter Tail County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 46.153018°N, 95.328924°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56361 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Parkers Prairie, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Parkers Prairie, 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 Parkers Prairie includes coordinates 46.153018°N, 95.328924°W, situated in Otter Tail County. ZIP code 56361. 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.
