Ranier, Minnesota Weather
Ranier, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Ranier, Koochiching County.
Full aviation weather for Ranier is published on the Falls International Airport (KINL) page, 7 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.
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.
Conditions reported at KINL describe the airfield itself. Weather 7 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ranier specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Ranier.
About Ranier, Minnesota
Ranier rests on the southern shore of Rainy Lake, a vast expanse of shimmering water that bleeds into the boreal forests of northern Minnesota. It lies 139.0 miles north-north-west of Duluth, MN (from Duluth, MN: bearing 336°T), and is situated 3.0 miles east-north-east of International Falls. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a clean, sharp scent of pine and damp earth, a constant reminder of the wildness that presses in from all sides. The landscape is a study in contrasts: the deep, dark green of spruce and fir against the bright, almost defiant blue of the sky, broken by the occasional stand of birch, their white bark like pale ghosts against the dense foliage. The shoreline itself is a mosaic of weathered rocks and sandy stretches, smoothed by the ceaseless lapping of the lake, a quiet, persistent rhythm that underpins the life of Ranier. The history of Ranier is as intertwined with Rainy Lake as the reeds that fringe its shores. Once a bustling hub for the logging industry, the sound of saws and the rumble of transport barges have long since faded, replaced by the hum of recreational boats and the calls of loons. The local economy now leans heavily on tourism, drawing visitors to its marinas and the gateway it provides to Voyageurs National Park, a sprawling wilderness of interconnected lakes and islands. Though the days of grand lumber camps are past, a resilient spirit remains, a quiet pride in a place shaped by water, forest, and the enduring allure of the North Country.
Live animated radar for Ranier 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 | Ranier, Koochiching County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 48.612991°N, 93.348758°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Winnipeg) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56668 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ranier, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ranier, 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 Ranier includes coordinates 48.612991°N, 93.348758°W, situated in Koochiching County. ZIP code 56668. Telephone area code: 320. Timezone: Central Time (America/Winnipeg).
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.
