Vergas, Minnesota Weather
Vergas, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Vergas, Otter Tail County.
Full aviation weather for Vergas is published on the Perham Municipal Airport (K16D) page, 16 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. 5 airfields within reach of Vergas 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 Vergas: Detroit Lakes Airport (KDTL) 20 km · Pelican Rapids Muni-Lyon's Field (K47Y) 23 km · Fergus Falls Municipal Airport - Einar Mickelson Field (KFFM) 49 km · Wadena Municipal Airport (KADC) 51 km
Conditions reported at K16D describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Vergas specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Vergas.
About Vergas, Minnesota
Vergas rests on the edge of a landscape shaped by ancient glaciers, where the land swells and dips like a slumbering giant. It lies 48.0 miles east-south-east of Moorhead, MN (from Moorhead, MN: bearing 108°T), and is situated 7.0 miles south-west of Frazee. Rolling hills, cloaked in a patchwork of cultivated fields and stands of aspen and pine, give way to the shimmering expanse of Star Lake. This is a place where the sky feels immense, a vast canvas for the slow drift of clouds and the sharp clarity of northern light. The air here carries the scent of damp earth after a rain, mingled with the distant, sweet perfume of ripening corn in late summer. Even in the stillness, there's a subtle hum of life, the rustle of wind through prairie grasses and the occasional, sharp cry of a hawk circling overhead, a silent guardian of the open spaces. The story of Vergas is written in the soil and the water, a narrative of farming and fishing that has sustained its people for generations. The fertile ground, a legacy of those long-ago ice sheets, has long been the backbone of the local economy, with fields of soybeans and corn stretching towards the horizon. Star Lake itself is more than just a pretty view; it’s a vital artery for recreation and a source of livelihood, drawing visitors who seek the cool embrace of its waters and the thrill of a good catch. The quiet industry of the surrounding farms, the steady work of tending the land, creates a rhythm that underpins the life of Vergas, a persistent pulse of continuity against the changing seasons.
Live animated radar for Vergas 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 | Vergas, Otter Tail County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 46.656626°N, 95.805326°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56587 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Vergas, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Vergas, 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 Vergas includes coordinates 46.656626°N, 95.805326°W, situated in Otter Tail County. ZIP code 56587. 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.
