Ulen, Minnesota Weather
Ulen, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Ulen, Clay County.
Full aviation weather for Ulen is published on the Detroit Lakes Airport (KDTL) page, 40 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 Ulen 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 Ulen: Moorhead Municipal Airport (KJKJ) 41 km · Hector International Airport (KFAR) 46 km · Pelican Rapids Muni-Lyon's Field (K47Y) 50 km · Fertile Municipal Airport (KD14) 53 km · West Fargo Municipal Airport (KD54) 54 km
Conditions reported at KDTL describe the airfield itself. Weather 40 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ulen specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Ulen.
About Ulen, Minnesota
Ulen lies beneath a sky that stretches, vast and clear, over the flat, rich earth of northwestern Minnesota. It lies 27.8 miles east-north-east of Moorhead, MN (from Moorhead, MN: bearing 59°T), and is situated 14.0 miles north of Hawley. Here, the landscape is a study in subtle gradients, where fields of grain ripple like a golden sea under the summer sun, and the horizon seems to hold the promise of endless distance. The air itself carries a clean, dry scent, tinged with the dust of well-traveled roads and the faint sweetness of ripening crops. In the quiet mornings, a soft, pearly light often bathes the gently rolling terrain, a light that feels as ancient as the soil itself, hinting at the patient work of wind and water that shaped this land. The story of Ulen is written in the enduring spirit of its people and the fertile ground they cultivate. Founded by Scandinavian settlers drawn to the promise of abundant farmland, Ulen has long been a community sustained by the rhythm of agriculture. The local economy, rooted deeply in the cultivation of wheat, corn, and soybeans, still dictates the pulse of daily life, with the hum of tractors a familiar sound during planting and harvest seasons. While the pace is unhurried, there's a quiet resilience to Ulen, a strength born of generations who have weathered prairie winters and celebrated bountiful harvests, their lives woven into the very fabric of this productive land.
Live animated radar for Ulen 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.
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| Location | Ulen, Clay County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 47.07885°N, 96.258949°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56585 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ulen, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ulen, 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 Ulen includes coordinates 47.078850°N, 96.258949°W, situated in Clay County. ZIP code 56585. 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.
