Independence, MN Weather Forecast
Hennepin County, Minnesota
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Independence, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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Independence, MN at a glance
Independence is home to about 3,644 people in Hennepin County, across 32 square miles. It ranks 207th by population of 270 places in Minnesota with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Delano, 4 miles away.
- County
- Hennepin County
- Population
- 3,644 2023 est.
- Land area
- 32 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 112
- Forecast point
- 45.0186°N, 93.7198°W
How well can the network see Independence?
The nearest Doppler radar is KMPX (Minneapolis, MN), to the SSE. Its lowest scan passes about 740 ft above Independence. That is about as close as US radar coverage gets: low-level rotation and gust fronts over Independence show up clearly. Independence is closer to its radar than 92% of US cities.
The closest weather station is KCFE (Buffalo Muni). Representative on most days, though a thunderstorm can hit one and miss the other.
Forecasts near Independence
- Delano, MN4 mi
- Rockford, MN5 mi
- Greenfield, MN5 mi
- Minnetrista, MN6 mi
- Franklin, MN6 mi
- Mound, MN7 mi
- Medina, MN7 mi
- Watertown, MN7 mi
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