Barton, North Dakota Weather
Barton, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Barton, Pierce County.
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About Barton, North Dakota
Barton rests on a wide, flat expanse of North Dakota prairie, where the land rolls out in subtle, almost imperceptible waves under an immense sky. It lies 54.8 miles east-north-east of Minot, ND (from Minot, ND: bearing 69°T), and is situated 12.6 miles north-west of Rugby. The horizon here is a clean, sharp line, broken only by the occasional stand of cottonwood trees lining a distant coulee or the low-slung roofs of farmsteads. In the late afternoon, the sun casts long, golden shadows that stretch and deepen across the fields, turning the dry grasses to burnished copper and lending a quiet, contemplative mood to the landscape. The air itself is clean and carries the faint, dry scent of earth and summer wheat, a fragrance that speaks of the vastness stretching in every direction. The history of Barton is inextricably linked to the agricultural heartland of North Dakota, a place where hardy settlers carved out lives from the seemingly boundless prairie. For generations, the local economy has been sustained by the cultivation of wheat and other grains, a rhythm dictated by the seasons and the unpredictable grace of rainfall. The grain elevators, iconic sentinels of the plains, still stand tall, their stark silhouettes a testament to the enduring spirit of this agricultural endeavor. While the population is sparse, a strong sense of community persists, a quiet camaraderie forged by shared experiences of the land and the enduring challenges and rewards of prairie life.
Live animated radar for Barton 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.
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| Location | Barton, Pierce County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 48.506941°N, 100.176246°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58384 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Barton, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Barton, 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 Barton includes coordinates 48.506941°N, 100.176246°W, situated in Pierce County. ZIP code 58384. 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.
