Douglas, North Dakota Weather
Douglas, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Douglas, Ward County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Douglas.
About Douglas, North Dakota
Douglas is a place where the prairie unfolds with a hushed grandeur. It lies 27.6 miles south-south-west of Minot, ND (from Minot, ND: bearing 200°T), and is situated 14.7 miles north-north-west of Garrison. The land rolls gently, a vast canvas of tawny grasses and stubbled fields that stretch towards a horizon that seems to bleed into the sky, especially in the late afternoon when the sun casts long, amber shadows. The air here, crisp and carrying the scent of dry earth and distant hay, has a clarity that sharpens the senses, making the distant calls of unseen birds sound impossibly close. Few trees break the sweeping expanse, leaving the sky to dominate, a boundless dome that shifts through a thousand shades of blue and grey, a constant, quiet spectacle. There's a stillness to Douglas, a profound quietude that allows the land itself to speak, its subtle textures and muted colors composing a landscape of understated beauty. The history of Douglas is as deeply rooted as the prairie grasses, a testament to the hardy souls who settled this land with dreams of cultivation. Its economy, long tied to the rhythm of the seasons and the yield of the soil, still hums with the pulse of agriculture, the grain elevators standing like sentinels against the vast sky, catching the sunlight in their metal skins. Remnants of earlier days, perhaps a weathered barn or a forgotten fence line, whisper of the generations who worked this earth, their lives etched into the very character of Douglas. While the modern world has brought new currents, the enduring spirit of self-reliance and community, born from the challenges of this open country, remains the bedrock of life here, a quiet strength that defines the enduring nature of Douglas.
Live animated radar for Douglas and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Douglas, Ward County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 47.857226°N, 101.502941°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58735 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Douglas, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Douglas, 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 Douglas includes coordinates 47.857226°N, 101.502941°W, situated in Ward County. ZIP code 58735. 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.
