Raymond, Minnesota Weather
Raymond, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Raymond, Kandiyohi County.
Full aviation weather for Raymond is published on the Willmar Municipal Airport John L Rice Field (2006) (KBDH) page, 14 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 Raymond 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 Raymond: Olivia Regional Airport (KOVL) 31 km · Montevideo Chippewa County Airport (KMVE) 38 km · Granite Falls Municipal Airport / Lenzen-Roe Memorial Field (KGDB) 38 km · Benson Municipal Airport (KBBB) 48 km · Redwood Falls Municipal Airport (KRWF) 54 km
Conditions reported at KBDH describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Raymond specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Raymond.
About Raymond, Minnesota
Raymond rests on the broad, open plains of west-central Minnesota, a place where the sky seems to stretch on forever, a vast canvas painted with the soft golds and muted greens of agricultural land. It lies 61.7 miles north-north-west of Brown, MN (from Brown, MN: bearing 332°T), and is situated 7.5 miles north-east of Clara City. The terrain here is gently rolling, a landscape shaped by ancient glaciers, where fields of corn and soybeans ripple like a verdant sea under the immense prairie sky, and the air carries the clean, earthy scent of turned soil and ripening crops. The horizon is a clean, unbroken line, punctuated only by the occasional cluster of farm buildings or the stoic silhouette of a windbreak. In the late afternoon, the sun dips low, casting long, attenuated shadows that stretch across the fields, bathing the entire scene in a warm, honeyed light that seems to hold the quiet pulse of the land. The history of Raymond is deeply entwined with the fertile soil it occupies, a story of pioneers drawn to the richness of Kandiyohi County's agricultural promise. For generations, the local economy has been anchored by the steadfast rhythm of farming, with families cultivating the land and raising livestock, their livelihoods mirroring the changing seasons. The town itself, though modest, has always served as a vital hub for these rural endeavors, a place where farmers gather, goods are exchanged, and a quiet sense of community endurance prevails. Near Raymond, the landscape gives way to the shimmering waters of nearby lakes, their surfaces reflecting the boundless sky, offering a cool counterpoint to the sun-baked prairie and a place for quiet contemplation.
Live animated radar for Raymond 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 | Raymond, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 45.015794°N, 95.238624°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56282 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Raymond, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Raymond, 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 Raymond includes coordinates 45.015794°N, 95.238624°W, situated in Kandiyohi County. ZIP code 56282. 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.
