Belcourt, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Belcourt, Rolette County.
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Belcourt rests on a broad canvas of prairie, where the land stretches out under an immense sky, a gentle, almost imperceptible rise and fall defining its terrain. It lies 82.4 miles east-north-east of Minot, ND (from Minot, ND: bearing 59°T), and is situated 6.2 miles east-north-east of Shell Valley. The air here carries a crispness, especially in the early mornings, a clean scent of earth and distant grasses that seems to clear the mind. Fields, a patchwork of cultivated greens and golds, meet the horizon, broken only by the occasional cluster of wind-sculpted trees or the glint of water in a distant slough. The character of Belcourt is one of quiet endurance, a place where the vastness of the landscape shapes the lives within it, fostering a sense of both solitude and deep connection to the land's enduring cycles. The history of Belcourt is intrinsically tied to the Turtle Mountain Chippewa, whose presence here predates modern settlement and continues to inform the cultural heart of the area. The local economy, while touched by modern agriculture and services, still hums with the echoes of a life lived in close communion with the natural world, with fishing and hunting often woven into the fabric of daily existence. The area is known for its numerous lakes and wetlands, jewels scattered across the rolling terrain, offering havens for wildlife and quiet retreats for those who know where to look. The distinctive contours of the Turtle Mountains themselves, a geological anomaly in the otherwise flat prairie, provide a subtle but significant backdrop, hinting at ancient forces that shaped this land long before the first homesteaders arrived in Belcourt.
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| Location | Belcourt, Rolette County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 48.839171°N, 99.744869°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58316 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Belcourt, 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 Belcourt includes coordinates 48.839171°N, 99.744869°W, situated in Rolette County. ZIP code 58316. 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.