Drayton, North Dakota Weather
Drayton, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Drayton, Pembina County.
Full aviation weather for Drayton is published on the Hutson Field (KGAF) page, 23 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. 6 airfields within reach of Drayton 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 Drayton: Hallock Municipal Airport (KHCO) 27 km · Minto Municipal Airport (KD06) 35 km · Cavalier Municipal Airport (K2C8) 41 km · Pembina Municipal Airport (KPMB) 42 km · Park River W C Skjerven Field (KY37) 49 km
Conditions reported at KGAF describe the airfield itself. Weather 23 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Drayton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Drayton.
About Drayton, North Dakota
Drayton lies spread beneath a vast, luminous sky, a quiet settlement where the Pembina River gently curves its way through the fertile land. It lies 45.1 miles north of Grand Forks, ND (from Grand Forks, ND: bearing 352°T), and is situated 15.3 miles north-east of Grafton. The terrain here is a broad, sweeping canvas of rich, dark soil, punctuated by the straight, unwavering lines of agricultural fields stretching to horizons that seem to touch the very edge of the world. In the late afternoon, the sun casts long, golden shadows that stretch and merge, lending a painterly quality to the otherwise starkly beautiful landscape, and the air itself carries the faint, sweet scent of ripening grain. The history of Drayton is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of the Red River Valley, a story etched into the very patterns of its fields and the hardworking spirit of its people. For generations, the economy has been anchored by the cultivation of sugar beets and other crops, a steady, reliable pulse that has sustained the community through changing times. Echoes of earlier days, perhaps a whispered memory of the Northern Pacific Railway's arrival or the enduring legacy of early homesteaders, still linger in the solid, unpretentious architecture of its buildings, a quiet testament to resilience.
Live animated radar for Drayton 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 | Drayton, Pembina County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 48.571096°N, 97.177848°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58225 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Drayton, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Drayton, 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 Drayton includes coordinates 48.571096°N, 97.177848°W, situated in Pembina County. ZIP code 58225. 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.
