Balta, North Dakota Weather
Balta, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Balta, Pierce County.
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About Balta, North Dakota
Balta lies beneath a sky so vast it seems to hold the breath of the plains. It lies 58.2 miles east of Minot, ND (from Minot, ND: bearing 94°T), and is situated 14.1 miles south of Rugby. The land here is a study in subtle shifts, a low, rolling prairie broken by the occasional shallower depression where water might gather after a generous rain, reflecting the immense blue. The soil itself is a rich, dark loam, testament to generations of wind and weather that have worked it into a pliable, fertile skin. In the long summer evenings, the air grows heavy with the scent of sun-baked earth and the faint, sweet perfume of wild grasses, and the light, as it bleeds into dusk, casts long, painterly shadows that stretch and distort the familiar contours of the fields. The history of Balta is written in the grain elevators that stand sentinel against the horizon, monuments to a boom time when wheat was king. The local economy, though quieter now, still clings to the land, with agriculture remaining its lifeblood, the steady pulse of planting and harvest dictating the rhythm of days. The railroad, once the artery that brought prosperity and connection, now hums with a gentler traffic, a reminder of the ambitions that once defined this place. Visitors might notice the quiet resilience of its inhabitants, a character forged by the unforgiving beauty of the North Dakota landscape and the enduring spirit of those who have made Balta their home.
Live animated radar for Balta and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Balta, Pierce County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 48.166668°N, 100.037078°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58313 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Balta, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Balta, North Dakota, 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 Balta includes coordinates 48.166668°N, 100.037078°W, situated in Pierce County. ZIP code 58313. Telephone area code: 701. 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.
