Williams, Minnesota Weather
Williams, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Williams, Lake of the Woods County.
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About Williams, Minnesota
Williams sprawls across a gentle undulation of land, where the vast, flat expanse of northern Minnesota yields to the whispering embrace of boreal forests. It lies 111.8 miles east-north-east of Grand Forks, ND (from Grand Forks, ND: bearing 58°T), and is situated 18.9 miles east-south-east of Warroad. Pine and spruce needles carpet the ground, their sharp, clean scent mingling with the damp earth after a rain, a fragrance that clings to the air like memory. The sky here is a grand, overarching dome, often a pale, washed-out blue in summer, deepening to an astonishing, star-pricked velvet in the long winter nights. Sunlight, when it breaks through the clouds, falls in broad, golden shafts, illuminating the stoic, weathered faces of the few buildings that comprise the heart of Williams. A quietude reigns, broken only by the distant caw of a crow or the murmur of wind through the trees, a peacefulness that feels as ancient and enduring as the land itself. The history of Williams is a quiet narrative of resilience, tied intrinsically to the bounty of the surrounding wilderness and the tenacity of its people. Once a hub for the logging industry, the scent of sawdust and freshly cut timber once filled the air, a testament to the raw power of the forest that shaped the early economy. Now, the rhythm of life in Williams is slower, dictated more by the changing seasons and the enduring appeal of Lake of the Woods, a vast shimmering expanse that draws anglers and adventurers from far and wide. The local economy, while modest, finds its strength in these natural resources, with small businesses catering to the visitors who come to fish for walleye and northern pike or to explore the intricate network of lakes and rivers. The summer evenings are particularly magical, as the sun lingers, painting the western sky in hues of rose and lavender, a painterly farewell to the day that seems to imbue the very soul of Williams with a profound, understated beauty.
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| Location | Williams, Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 48.768314°N, 94.95522°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56686 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Williams, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Williams, 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 Williams includes coordinates 48.768314°N, 94.955220°W, situated in Lake of the Woods County. ZIP code 56686. 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.
