Starbuck, Minnesota Weather
Starbuck, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Starbuck, Pope County.
Full aviation weather for Starbuck is published on the Glenwood Municipal Airport (KGHW) page, 17 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 Starbuck 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 Starbuck: Chandler Field (KAXN) 30 km · Benson Municipal Airport (KBBB) 33 km · Morris Municipal Airport Charlie Schmidt Field (KMOX) 34 km · Brooten Municipal Airport (K6D1) 35 km · Sauk Centre Municipal Airport (KD39) 48 km
Conditions reported at KGHW describe the airfield itself. Weather 17 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Starbuck specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Starbuck.
About Starbuck, Minnesota
Starbuck lies spread across the rolling terrain of western Minnesota, where fields of golden corn and soybeans stretch towards horizons as vast and unbroken as the summer sky. It lies 66.3 miles west of St. Cloud, MN (from St. Cloud, MN: bearing 274°T), and is situated 7.3 miles west-south-west of Glenwood. The land here is a gentle undulation, a soft swell of prairie giving way to the meandering curves of the Chippewa River, its presence marked by clusters of cottonwoods and willows that offer a welcome shade. Even in the quiet heart of Starbuck, the air carries the scent of loam and growing things, a subtle perfume that speaks of the fertile earth. During the evening, the light softens, casting long, benevolent shadows that paint the landscape in hues of rose and amber, a quiet testament to the enduring beauty of this agricultural heartland. The history of Starbuck is inextricably tied to the fertile soil and the steady flow of the Chippewa River, a waterway that has long been a source of life and a highway for trade. Settled by Scandinavian immigrants drawn by the promise of plentiful farmland, Starbuck retains a strong sense of its heritage, evident in the sturdy architecture and the enduring spirit of its people. The local economy, still largely agricultural, thrives on the bounty of the surrounding fields, with grain elevators standing as proud sentinels against the sky, a symbol of the community's enduring connection to the land. Beyond its agricultural roots, Starbuck offers a glimpse into a simpler way of life, where neighborly connections are as vital as the crops that sustain them, and the quiet hum of daily life unfolds with a comforting, predictable rhythm.
Live animated radar for Starbuck 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 | Starbuck, Pope County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 45.614405°N, 95.531151°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56381 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Starbuck, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Starbuck, 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 Starbuck includes coordinates 45.614405°N, 95.531151°W, situated in Pope County. ZIP code 56381. 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.
