White Earth, Minnesota Weather
White Earth, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for White Earth, Becker County.
Full aviation weather for White Earth is published on the Detroit Lakes Airport (KDTL) page, 30 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 White Earth 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 White Earth: Pelican Rapids Muni-Lyon's Field (K47Y) 54 km · Fosston Municipal Airport-Anderson Field (KFSE) 55 km · Perham Municipal Airport (K16D) 57 km · Bagley Municipal Airport (K7Y4) 60 km
Conditions reported at KDTL describe the airfield itself. Weather 30 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at White Earth specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for White Earth.
About White Earth, Minnesota
White Earth rests in a broad, fertile basin where the land rolls with the patient grace of old hills smoothed by time and wind. It lies 46.2 miles east-north-east of Moorhead, MN (from Moorhead, MN: bearing 70°T), and is situated 19.3 miles north of Detroit Lakes. The sky here feels immense, a vast dome of cerulean that can turn to bruised violet at the edge of a summer storm, painting the scattered farmsteads and the dense stands of aspen and pine with a fleeting, dramatic light. A network of small lakes and sloughs, glinting like forgotten coins, breaks the expanse of cultivated fields and pasture, their reedy edges humming with the unseen life of dragonflies and waterfowl. The air, especially in the early mornings or the quiet of late afternoon, carries the clean scent of turned earth and the faint, sweet perfume of wild mint growing in damp hollows. The history of White Earth is deeply entwined with the Ojibwe people, whose ancestral lands once stretched across this region, and the enduring legacy of their presence shapes the character of the place. The fertile ground has long supported agriculture, with fields of corn and soybeans rippling in the breeze, a testament to generations of farmers who have coaxed sustenance from the soil. While timber once played a significant role, and remnants of that industry can still be glimpsed in weathered barns and abandoned logging trails, today the economy of White Earth draws strength from its agricultural heritage and the continuing cultural vibrancy of its Indigenous community. The rhythm of life here is one of seasons, of planting and harvest, of community gatherings under the wide, open sky, and a quiet resilience that echoes the enduring spirit of the land itself.
Live animated radar for White Earth 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 | White Earth, Becker County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 47.096626°N, 95.843376°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56591 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This White Earth, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for White Earth, 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 White Earth includes coordinates 47.096626°N, 95.843376°W, situated in Becker County. ZIP code 56591. 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.
