Berthold, North Dakota Weather
Berthold, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Berthold, Ward County.
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About Berthold, North Dakota
Berthold rests under a vast, ever-shifting sky, a landscape defined by the broad, sweeping lines of the North Dakota prairie. It lies 21.0 miles west-north-west of Minot, ND (from Minot, ND: bearing 286°T), and is situated 14.4 miles west of Burlington. Rolling fields of wheat and barley stretch to horizons that seem impossibly distant, broken only by the occasional cluster of sturdy farmhouses or the dark silhouette of a lone windbreak. The air here, especially in the hushed moments of dawn, carries a crisp, clean scent, a mingling of sun-baked earth and the faint, sweet perfume of wild grasses. In the summer, the light can be blindingly bright, painting the land in a thousand shades of gold and green, while winter often cloaks the world in a stark, silent white, the wind carving subtle drifts across the open ground. The land itself feels ancient, a deep, fertile soil that has patiently yielded its bounty for generations. The history of Berthold is intrinsically tied to the tenacious spirit of those who first settled this seemingly boundless territory, drawn by the promise of fertile land and the dream of a life carved from the earth. Early homesteaders, facing harsh winters and the sheer isolation of the prairie, laid the foundations for the agricultural heart that still beats at Berthold's core. The local economy remains rooted in the cultivation of grains and the raising of livestock, a quiet testament to the enduring strength of farming communities. While not a place of grand monuments, the weathered grain elevators that punctuate the skyline serve as silent sentinels, their towering forms a familiar and comforting sight for those who call Berthold home. The rhythm of life here is dictated not by the frantic pace of cities, but by the steady turning of seasons and the predictable cycles of the land.
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| Location | Berthold, Ward County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 48.313069°N, 101.737108°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58718 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Berthold, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Berthold, 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 Berthold includes coordinates 48.313069°N, 101.737108°W, situated in Ward County. ZIP code 58718. 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.
