Pequot Lakes, Minnesota Weather
Pequot Lakes, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Pequot Lakes, Crow Wing County.
Full aviation weather for Pequot Lakes is published on the Pine River Regional Airport (KPWC) page, 15 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 Pequot Lakes 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 Pequot Lakes: Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (KBRD) 26 km · Longville Municipal Airport (KXVG) 44 km · Staples Municipal Airport (KSAZ) 45 km · Aitkin Municipal Airport Steve Kurtz Field (KAIT) 49 km · Ray S Miller Army Air Field (KRYM) 57 km
Conditions reported at KPWC describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Pequot Lakes specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Pequot Lakes.
About Pequot Lakes, Minnesota
Pequot Lakes rests in a landscape of pine-scented air and the quiet shimmer of Minnesota's lake country. It lies 72.4 miles north of St. Cloud, MN (from St. Cloud, MN: bearing 354°T), and is situated 4.5 miles west-south-west of Breezy Point. The terrain here is a gentle undulation of sandy loam, dotted with the dark, glassy surfaces of numerous lakes and the deep green of coniferous forests that stretch to the horizon. These woods, a mix of jack pine, red pine, and aspen, hum with the unseen lives of deer, grouse, and the occasional black bear, their shadows deepening as the sun begins its slow descent, casting long, gold-tinged fingers across the water. The air itself carries a clean, crisp scent, a blend of pine needles and the damp earth that speaks of a region shaped by water and wood. The history of Pequot Lakes is intrinsically tied to the northern woods and the abundant waterways that drew settlers and loggers alike. Early economic life revolved around the timber industry, with sawmills once a common sight along the shores, their operations leaving a legacy in the cleared tracts and the enduring presence of wood in local architecture. Today, the economy has shifted, embracing the natural beauty that defines Pequot Lakes, drawing visitors who come for the fishing, boating, and the simple, restorative quiet of the lakeside cabins. This transformation has imbued the area with a character that is both rooted in its rugged past and forward-looking, a place where the echoes of logging camps mingle with the cheerful hum of pontoon boats on a summer afternoon.
Live animated radar for Pequot Lakes 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 | Pequot Lakes, Crow Wing County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 46.60302°N, 94.30944°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56472 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Pequot Lakes, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pequot Lakes, 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 Pequot Lakes includes coordinates 46.603020°N, 94.309440°W, situated in Crow Wing County. ZIP code 56472. 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.
