Watkins, Minnesota Weather
Watkins, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Watkins, Meeker County.
Full aviation weather for Watkins is published on the Litchfield Municipal Airport (KLJF) page, 26 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 Watkins 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 Watkins: Paynesville Municipal Airport (KPEX) 27 km · Maple Lake Municipal Airport (KMGG) 34 km · Leaders Clear Lake Airport (K8Y6) 37 km · Saint Cloud Regional Airport (KSTC) 37 km · Buffalo Municipal Airport (KCFE) 48 km
Conditions reported at KLJF describe the airfield itself. Weather 26 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Watkins specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
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.
Live animated radar for Watkins 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 | 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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
