Waite Park, Minnesota Weather
Waite Park, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Waite Park, Stearns County.
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About Waite Park, Minnesota
Waite Park sprawls across the gentle, rolling terrain of central Minnesota, its landscape a mosaic of suburban development and open spaces. It lies 3.0 miles west of St. Cloud, MN (from St. Cloud, MN: bearing 265°T), and is situated 4.5 miles south of Sartell. The land itself, shaped by ancient glaciers, presents a subtle undulation, broken by the occasional stand of deciduous trees that offer a brief reprieve from the wide, often sun-drenched skies. During the long summer evenings, the light softens to a buttery gold, bathing the neatly kept lawns and the distant fields in a warm, lingering glow. The air here carries the clean scent of mown grass and, when the wind shifts, a faint hint of damp earth from the nearby agricultural lands. The economic heart of Waite Park has long pulsed with industry, particularly in the realm of granite quarrying, a legacy that has left its mark on the very character of the place. This heritage is evident not just in the stone used in local buildings but also in the sturdy, pragmatic spirit of its residents. The city's growth has been fueled by a steady influx of families and businesses drawn to its accessible location and the promise of opportunity, creating a vibrant, if unassuming, commercial strip. While the quarries may no longer dominate the landscape as they once did, their influence remains, a quiet testament to the foundational work that built Waite Park and continues to sustain it.
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| Location | Waite Park, Stearns County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 45.557187°N, 94.224158°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56387, 56388 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Waite Park, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Waite Park, 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 Waite Park includes coordinates 45.557187°N, 94.224158°W, situated in Stearns County. ZIP code 56387, 56388. 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. 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.
