Barney, North Dakota Weather
Barney, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Barney, Richland County.
Full aviation weather for Barney is published on the Harry Stern Airport (KBWP) 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. 3 airfields within reach of Barney 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 Barney: Hamry Field (KK74) 42 km · Gwinner Roger Melroe Field (KGWR) 50 km
Conditions reported at KBWP describe the airfield itself. Weather 30 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Barney specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Barney.
About Barney, North Dakota
Barney lies beneath the vast, unbroken canvas of North Dakota's prairie sky, a quiet collection of buildings anchored to the rich, dark earth. It lies 42.3 miles south of West Fargo, ND (from West Fargo, ND: bearing 187°T), and is situated 6.3 miles east of Wyndmere. The land here unfolds in broad, sweeping horizons, punctuated only by the sturdy silhouettes of farmsteads and the distant, shimmering mirage of heat rising from the fields in summer. In the long, clear evenings, the light lingers, painting the western sky in hues of rose and amethyst, a slow, deliberate farewell to the day that settles over the flat, immense landscape. The air itself carries the scent of turned soil and distant, sun-baked grasses, a constant reminder of the agricultural heart that beats at the center of this place. The story of Barney is etched not in grand monuments, but in the persistent grain of its history and the enduring rhythm of its economy, primarily tied to the fertile soil that surrounds it. Generations have worked this land, coaxing wheat, barley, and sunflowers from its depths, their lives intertwined with the cycles of planting and harvest. Though small, Barney has played its part in the larger narrative of prairie settlement, a testament to the resilience of those who chose to build their lives here. The local stores, few but vital, serve as gathering points, where the hum of conversation and the clatter of commerce mark the steady, unhurried pace of everyday life, a quiet continuity against the immense backdrop of the plains.
Live animated radar for Barney 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 | Barney, Richland County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 46.267182°N, 97.00064°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58008 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Barney, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Barney, North Dakota, 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 Barney includes coordinates 46.267182°N, 97.000640°W, situated in Richland County. ZIP code 58008. 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. 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.
