The Ranch, Minnesota Weather
The Ranch, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for The Ranch, Mahnomen County.
Full aviation weather for The Ranch is published on the Fosston Municipal Airport-Anderson Field (KFSE) page, 31 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. 4 airfields within reach of The Ranch 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 The Ranch: Bagley Municipal Airport (K7Y4) 34 km · Fertile Municipal Airport (KD14) 52 km · Detroit Lakes Airport (KDTL) 57 km
Conditions reported at KFSE describe the airfield itself. Weather 31 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at The Ranch specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for The Ranch.
About The Ranch, Minnesota
The Ranch in Mahnomen County unfolds across a landscape shaped by the gentle heave of the earth, a terrain of broad, fertile fields that stretch towards horizons softened by the wide Minnesota sky. It lies 59.1 miles east-north-east of Moorhead, MN (from Moorhead, MN: bearing 58°T), and is situated 17.9 miles south of Fosston. Here, the land lies in broad, unassuming swells, a patchwork of cultivated greens and golds that speak of diligent human hands working in concert with the seasons. The air, especially in the long, clear evenings, carries a faint scent of loam and distant pine, a subtle perfume that hints at the wilder stretches of woodland that still hold sway in the county's less-traveled corners. Small creeks, often barely more than shimmering ribbons under the sun, thread their way through the open country, their banks fringed with a tenacious growth of willow and sedge. Historically, The Ranch and its surrounding lands are tied to the enduring legacy of agriculture, a lifeblood that has sustained Mahnomen County for generations. The economy here still revolves around the bounty of the soil, with crops like corn, soybeans, and wheat defining the rhythm of the year. While the grander narratives of industry may have passed this way without leaving much of a trace, there is a quiet dignity in the way the land is tended, a deep-rooted understanding of its capacity. The scattered farmsteads, each with its own story etched into the weathered wood of barns and silos, are small constellations against the vastness of the prairie, testament to lives lived in close communion with the earth. The pace of life at The Ranch is measured, unhurried, allowing for the observation of small wonders, like the way sunlight catches the dust motes dancing in a barn doorway or the distant call of a curlew across an empty field.
Live animated radar for The Ranch 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 | The Ranch, Mahnomen County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 47.3198°N, 95.6952°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56557 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This The Ranch, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for The Ranch, 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 The Ranch includes coordinates 47.319800°N, 95.695200°W, situated in Mahnomen County. ZIP code 56557. 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.
