Pennock, Minnesota Weather
Pennock, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Pennock, Kandiyohi County.
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About Pennock, Minnesota
Pennock lies under a vast, benevolent sky, a quiet constellation of homes and fields gathered near the sinuous curve of the Crow River. It lies 56.9 miles west-south-west of St. Cloud, MN (from St. Cloud, MN: bearing 240°T), and is situated 6.7 miles west-north-west of Willmar. The land here is a gentle swell, a broad canvas painted in the muted golds and greens of ripening grain, stretching towards horizons that seem to breathe with the coming dusk. Wind, a constant companion, whispers secrets through the tall grasses that fringe the roads, carrying the faint, sweet scent of sun-baked earth and distant hay. The air itself possesses a certain clarity, a crispness that sharpens the edges of the world, making the silos stand like sentinels and the distant farmsteads appear as intimate constellations against the fading light. The history of Pennock is a story etched in the rich soil and the hardy spirit of those who have called it home. Originally settled by a blend of Scandinavian immigrants drawn to the fertile prairie, the town has long been tied to the rhythms of agriculture, its economy a steadfast echo of the harvest seasons. The grain elevators, silhouetted against the prairie sky, are not merely functional structures but monuments to this enduring connection, symbols of a prosperity built on the dependable bounty of the land. While the whispers of its past might be carried on the wind, Pennock today continues its quiet existence, a place where the pace of life is measured not by hurried footsteps, but by the steady turning of the seasons and the enduring strength of community.
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| Location | Pennock, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 45.148851°N, 95.176404°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56279 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Pennock, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pennock, Minnesota, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Pennock includes coordinates 45.148851°N, 95.176404°W, situated in Kandiyohi County. ZIP code 56279. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
