Burlington, North Dakota Weather
Burlington, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Burlington, Ward County.
Full aviation weather for Burlington is published on the Minot International Airport (KMOT) page, 11 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 Burlington 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 Burlington: Minot Air Force Base (KMIB) 16 km · Mohall Municipal Airport (KHBC) 55 km
Conditions reported at KMOT describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Burlington specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Burlington.
About Burlington, North Dakota
Burlington, North Dakota, greets the traveler with the vast, unbroken sweep of the prairie under an immense sky. It lies 6.8 miles west-north-west of Minot, ND (from Minot, ND: bearing 296°T), and is situated 11.1 miles south-south-west of Minot AFB. The land here is a study in subtle contours, a gentle rolling that hints at the immense forces that shaped it, now softened by the persistent work of wind and water. Fields of grain, golden under the high prairie sun, stretch to the horizon, punctuated by windbreaks of cottonwood and ash that offer a welcome, if sparse, punctuation to the openness. The air itself carries a clean, dry scent, tinged with the dust of cultivated earth and the distant, sweet fragrance of ripening crops, a constant reminder of the lifeblood of this place. Even the shadows, long and sharp in the late afternoon, seem to possess a distinct clarity, as if the very light here is more direct, less filtered than elsewhere. The story of Burlington is inextricably linked to the rich, dark soil that defines this region, a fertile ground that has sustained agricultural endeavors for generations. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of land and opportunity, carved out a life here, their resilience etched into the very character of the place. The local economy, still largely tethered to the bounty of the earth – wheat, barley, and sunflowers forming the backbone of its prosperity – also finds expression in the quiet hum of local businesses. A distinctive feature of Burlington is its close-knit feel, a sense of shared experience fostered by its enduring connection to the land and the shared challenges and triumphs that come with prairie life, a narrative that unfolds with an unhurried grace.
Live animated radar for Burlington 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 | Burlington, Ward County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 48.275288°N, 101.428775°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58722 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Burlington, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Burlington, 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 Burlington includes coordinates 48.275288°N, 101.428775°W, situated in Ward County. ZIP code 58722. 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.
