Des Lacs, North Dakota Weather
Des Lacs, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Des Lacs, Ward County.
Full aviation weather for Des Lacs is published on the Minot International Airport (KMOT) page, 21 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. 5 airfields within reach of Des Lacs 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 Des Lacs: Minot Air Force Base (KMIB) 23 km · Parshall Hankins Airport (KY74) 56 km · Mohall Municipal Airport (KHBC) 57 km · Kenmare Municipal Airport (K7K5) 58 km
Conditions reported at KMOT describe the airfield itself. Weather 21 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Des Lacs specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Des Lacs.
About Des Lacs, North Dakota
Des Lacs rests upon a broad, sweeping prairie, its landscape defined by the gentle rise and fall of the land under an immense sky. It lies 12.4 miles west of Minot, ND (from Minot, ND: bearing 278°T), and is situated 6.3 miles west of Burlington. The soil here is a rich, dark loam, testament to millennia of wind-swept grasses and the slow decay of organic life, now broken by the ordered lines of cultivated fields that stretch to the horizon. A subtle shimmer can often be observed in the air on warm afternoons, a heat haze that softens the distant contours of the terrain. The dominant feature, the namesake lakes, lie in shallow depressions, their waters reflecting the ever-changing moods of the heavens, from the crisp blue of a summer day to the bruised purples of an approaching storm. This is a place where distance feels palpable, where the wind carries the scent of dry earth and ripening grain, and where the silence is often broken only by the call of a meadowlark or the distant drone of a tractor. The history of Des Lacs is intrinsically tied to the very water it is named for, the shallow, interconnected lakes that have long served as a vital resource and a natural waypoint. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of fertile land and the availability of water, established homesteads in this region, their lives dictated by the rhythms of agriculture and the harsh realities of the northern climate. The local economy, much like the surrounding countryside, remains rooted in the cultivation of wheat, barley, and soybeans, a testament to the enduring productivity of the prairie soil. While not a bustling metropolis, Des Lacs possesses a quiet resilience, a character forged in the shared experience of rural life. The occasional gathering at the community hall or the friendly nod between neighbors on Main Street speaks to a enduring sense of place, a deep connection to the land and to each other that has weathered the passage of time.
Live animated radar for Des Lacs 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 | Des Lacs, Ward County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 48.257788°N, 101.563498°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58733 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Des Lacs, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Des Lacs, 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 Des Lacs includes coordinates 48.257788°N, 101.563498°W, situated in Ward County. ZIP code 58733. 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.
