Westbrook, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Westbrook, Cottonwood County.
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Westbrook unfolds onto a landscape that speaks of patient cultivation and wide horizons. It lies 41.3 miles west-south-west of Brown, MN (from Brown, MN: bearing 252°T), and is situated 20.0 miles north-west of Windom. Rolling prairie, a sea of green and gold under a sky that seems to stretch forever, defines the terrain. Here, the land is not so much sculpted as it is gently persuaded by the elements, yielding to the plow and the steady march of seasons. Drainage ditches, like silver threads, trace their way across the fields, carrying away the spring melt and the summer rains, testament to the careful management of water in this fertile expanse. The air itself carries a certain clarity, a clean scent of earth and distant grasses, especially potent in the hushed light of late afternoon when the sun casts long, soft shadows. The history of Westbrook is deeply intertwined with the agricultural heartbeat of Cottonwood County, a place where farming has long been the primary endeavor. Generations have worked this rich soil, coaxing sustenance from its depths, and this legacy is still evident in the well-maintained farmsteads dotting the countryside and the grain elevators that punctuate the distant skyline, silent sentinels of prosperity. The local economy, while perhaps not as boisterous as in larger centers, possesses a quiet resilience, rooted in the dependable cycles of planting and harvest. Westbrook itself offers a sense of unhurried continuity, a place where the pace of life is dictated by the sun and the needs of the land, fostering a community that values neighborly connection and the enduring strength of shared experience.
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| Location | Westbrook, Cottonwood County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44.042183°N, 95.436113°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56183 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Westbrook, 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 Westbrook includes coordinates 44.042183°N, 95.436113°W, situated in Cottonwood County. ZIP code 56183. 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.