Watkins, Minnesota Weather
Watkins, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Watkins, Meeker County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Watkins.
About Watkins, Minnesota
Watkins unfolds across a landscape shaped by the patient hand of glaciers, where the land rolls with a gentle, agricultural grace. It lies 20.7 miles south-west of St. Cloud, MN (from St. Cloud, MN: bearing 215°T), and is situated 9.8 miles south of Cold Spring. The fields, stitched with the vibrant greens of summer crops and the golden hues of ripening grain, stretch towards horizons that seem to hold the very breath of the prairie sky. Here, the air carries the clean scent of freshly turned earth and, in the hush of late afternoon, a subtle sweetness from the wild roses that cling to the fencerows. The quietude is not an emptiness, but a profound stillness, punctuated only by the distant hum of machinery tending the fertile soil or the call of a meadowlark taking flight. The dwellings of Watkins are scattered like seeds sown with purpose, each finding its own place within this expansive, sun-drenched domain. The story of Watkins is one of tenacious settlement, its roots entwined with the rich agricultural heritage of this region. Early pioneers, drawn by the promise of fertile ground and the opportunity to build a life from the earth, established a community that has since weathered the changing tides of time and economy. The local economy, still largely anchored in the cultivation of corn, soybeans, and dairy, flows with the steady rhythm of the seasons, a testament to the enduring connection between the people and the land. While not a place of grand monuments, Watkins possesses a distinctive character, a quiet dignity that speaks of generations who have worked and lived here, their lives a quiet counterpoint to the vast, open skies that preside over this quiet corner of Minnesota.
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| Location | Watkins, Meeker County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 45.315242°N, 94.408603°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 55389 |
| Area Code | 612, 952 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Watkins, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Watkins, 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 Watkins includes coordinates 45.315242°N, 94.408603°W, situated in Meeker County. ZIP code 55389. Telephone area code: 612, 952. 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.
