Buchanan, North Dakota Weather
Buchanan, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Buchanan, Stutsman County.
Full aviation weather for Buchanan is published on the Jamestown Regional Airport (KJMS) page, 19 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. 2 airfields within reach of Buchanan 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 Buchanan: Carrington Municipal Airport (K46D) 50 km
Conditions reported at KJMS describe the airfield itself. Weather 19 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Buchanan specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Buchanan.
About Buchanan, North Dakota
Buchanan rests on a broad, gently rolling expanse of North Dakota prairie, where the horizon stretches with an almost audacious clarity. It lies 91.9 miles west of West Fargo, ND (from West Fargo, ND: bearing 279°T), and is situated 11.9 miles north-north-west of Jamestown. The land here is a study in subtle greens and golds, broken only by the weathered grey of farmsteads and the deep, rich brown of tilled fields that catch the sun like scattered embers. The sky, a vast dome that seems to press down with benevolent weight, is often a canvas for clouds that drift like slow, white galleons, their shadows moving across the land in silent procession. The air itself carries a clean, crisp scent, a mixture of dry earth and the faint, sweet perfume of wild grasses that sway in a wind that never truly ceases, but rather breathes across the open country. Originally a stop along the railroad, Buchanan's story is etched into the very grain of the landscape, a testament to the hardy souls who sought to coax sustenance from this formidable, yet beautiful, terrain. The local economy has long been tied to the bounty of the earth, with agriculture forming the bedrock of its existence, the cycles of planting and harvest dictating the rhythm of life. While the railroad's prominence has shifted, a quiet resilience persists, a shared understanding among the residents of Buchanan that their strength lies in their connection to the land and to each other, a characteristic that imbues the small community with a profound sense of place.
Live animated radar for Buchanan 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 | Buchanan, Stutsman County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 47.062492°N, 98.828996°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58420 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Buchanan, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Buchanan, 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 Buchanan includes coordinates 47.062492°N, 98.828996°W, situated in Stutsman County. ZIP code 58420. 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.
