Shafer, Minnesota Weather
Shafer, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Shafer, Chisago County.
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About Shafer, Minnesota
Shafer rests in a land where the earth gently swells and dips, a landscape shaped by the slow, deliberate work of glaciers long past. It lies 28.4 miles east-north-east of Blaine, MN (from Blaine, MN: bearing 56°T), and is situated 7.0 miles east of Chisago City. Here, the air carries the scent of pine and damp soil, especially after a summer rain, and the light at dusk often takes on a soft, amber hue, bathing the rolling hills and scattered woodlands in a warm glow. The terrain is a mosaic of open fields, some still worked, others returning to a wilder state, interspersed with stands of deciduous trees that blaze with color in autumn. Creeks and small streams thread through the valleys, their quiet murmur a constant, unobtrusive presence, feeding into the larger waterways that define the region. It's a place where the horizon feels both vast and intimate, where the sky seems to press down with a gentle weight of blue. The history of Shafer is deeply entwined with the agricultural spirit of its earliest settlers, many of whom sought fertile ground for their endeavors. The local economy, while diversified today, still carries echoes of its agrarian roots, with a visible presence of farms and the produce they yield. This particular corner of Chisago County has developed a distinct character, a blend of quiet rural living and a subtle artistic sensibility, perhaps born from the very solitude and natural beauty that Shafer offers. There are no grand monuments here, but rather a collection of everyday things – weathered barns, well-tended gardens, the friendly wave of a passing neighbor – that speak to a life lived with a grounded appreciation for the land and the enduring bonds of community.
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| Location | Shafer, Chisago County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 45.386908°N, 92.747711°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 55074 |
| Area Code | 612, 952 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Shafer, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Shafer, 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 Shafer includes coordinates 45.386908°N, 92.747711°W, situated in Chisago County. ZIP code 55074. Telephone area code: 612, 952. 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.
