Perham, Minnesota Weather
Perham, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Perham, Otter Tail County.
Full aviation weather for Perham is published on the Perham Municipal Airport (K16D) page, 3 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 Perham 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 Perham: Wadena Municipal Airport (KADC) 32 km · Detroit Lakes Airport (KDTL) 35 km · Pelican Rapids Muni-Lyon's Field (K47Y) 41 km · Park Rapids Municipal Airport Konshok Field (KPKD) 51 km · Fergus Falls Municipal Airport - Einar Mickelson Field (KFFM) 56 km
Conditions reported at K16D describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Perham specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Perham.
About Perham, Minnesota
Perham rests in a landscape shaped by the patient hand of glaciers, where rolling terrain gives way to wide, open fields that stretch towards a sky that feels impossibly vast. It lies 59.8 miles east-south-east of Moorhead, MN (from Moorhead, MN: bearing 108°T), and is situated 11.1 miles south-south-east of Frazee. The air here, especially in the late afternoon when the sun begins its slow descent, carries a scent of dry earth and harvested grain, a palpable whisper of the agricultural heart that beats at Perham's core. Scattered groves of aspen and birch, their leaves a vibrant, almost electric green in the summer, punctuate the cultivated expanses, offering pockets of cool shade and a gentle rustling sound that is the quiet music of this place. The land itself feels solid, dependable, a stage for the seasons to play out their grand, unhurried dramas. The story of Perham is one of resilience and adaptation, a narrative woven from the threads of pioneering spirit and agricultural ambition. Established in the late 19th century, its growth was intrinsically tied to the fertile soil and the promise of prosperity it offered to those who would tame it. The local economy has long been anchored by farming, with vast fields of corn and soybeans dominating the horizon, but a strong manufacturing sector, particularly in food processing, has broadened its economic base, providing a steady hum of activity that counterbalances the agrarian quiet. Perham is also known for its annual P.U.B. Days, a celebration that draws crowds and showcases the town's enduring sense of community and its proud heritage, a vibrant splash of color against the more muted tones of everyday life.
Live animated radar for Perham 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 | Perham, Otter Tail County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 46.594404°N, 95.572542°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56573 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Perham, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Perham, 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 Perham includes coordinates 46.594404°N, 95.572542°W, situated in Otter Tail County. ZIP code 56573. 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.
