Forbes, North Dakota Weather
Forbes, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Forbes, Dickey County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Forbes.
About Forbes, North Dakota
Forbes rests on a gently rolling prairie, where the land stretches in broad, unbroken sweeps towards a horizon often softened by the haze of distant summer heat. It lies 36.0 miles north-north-west of Aberdeen, SD (from Aberdeen, SD: bearing 337°T), and is situated 12.9 miles west-south-west of Ellendale. The sky above Forbes is a vast, ever-present entity, its moods dictating the character of the day, from the sharp, crystalline blue of autumn mornings to the bruised, dramatic purples of an approaching thunderstorm. Fields of wheat and corn, their stalks rustling like whispered secrets in the prairie wind, carve a patchwork quilt across the landscape, punctuated by the occasional cluster of sturdy farmhouses and weathered barns. Even in the stillness of midday, a subtle vibrancy hums through the air, a quiet energy born of the earth and the endless sky. The history of Forbes is etched not in grand monuments, but in the resilience of its people and the enduring strength of its agricultural roots. For generations, this land has sustained families who have coaxed life from the fertile soil, their livelihoods tied to the cycles of planting and harvest. The local economy, though modest, is a testament to this enduring connection, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels of the bounty produced. While Forbes may not boast bustling avenues or famed institutions, its distinctiveness lies in the quiet dignity of its existence, a place where the rhythm of life is measured by the changing seasons and the honest work of its inhabitants, a place that feels both deeply rooted and perpetually open to the horizon.
Live animated radar for Forbes 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 | Forbes, Dickey County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 45.943585°N, 98.782048°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58439 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Forbes, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Forbes, 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 Forbes includes coordinates 45.943585°N, 98.782048°W, situated in Dickey County. ZIP code 58439. 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.
