Fordville, North Dakota Weather
Fordville, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Fordville, Walsh County.
Full aviation weather for Fordville is published on the Park River W C Skjerven Field (KY37) page, 20 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 Fordville 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 Fordville: Minto Municipal Airport (KD06) 30 km · Hutson Field (KGAF) 37 km · Grand Forks Air Force Base (KRDR) 41 km · Lakota Municipal Airport (K5L0) 45 km · Grand Forks International Airport (KGFK) 54 km
Conditions reported at KY37 describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Fordville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Fordville.
About Fordville, North Dakota
Fordville rests on the broad, sweeping plains of northeastern North Dakota, a place where the sky seems to stretch on forever, a vast canvas of ever-shifting blues and greys. It lies 40.4 miles west-north-west of Grand Forks, ND (from Grand Forks, ND: bearing 300°T), and is situated 12.7 miles south of Park River. The land itself is a testament to agriculture, a patchwork quilt of fields that ripple in shades of green and gold with the turning of the seasons, punctuated by the occasional dark smudge of a windbreak or the distant silhouette of a grain elevator. The air here carries a clean, crisp scent, often tinged with the earthy aroma of freshly turned soil or the sweet perfume of ripening crops, and in the late afternoon, the light can soften to a honeyed glow, painting the horizon with streaks of rose and apricot. The terrain is gently rolling, a subtle inclination that guides the eye across miles of open country, fostering a sense of quiet expanse. The history of Fordville is intrinsically linked to the fertile soil and the enduring spirit of those who have worked it. Established in the late 19th century, its growth was fueled by the promises of the prairie and the arrival of settlers drawn by the opportunities in farming and ranching. The local economy remains deeply rooted in agriculture, with vast acreages dedicated to wheat, barley, and soybeans, the rhythm of planting and harvest dictating the pulse of the community. Grain elevators stand as silent sentinels, monuments to the bounty of the land, and the occasional hum of a tractor or the rumble of a truck hauling its load are the characteristic sounds of Fordville’s industrious heart. While the past is present in the weathered facades of older buildings, the town looks forward, adapting to the evolving landscape of rural life.
Live animated radar for Fordville 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 | Fordville, Walsh County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 48.217493°N, 97.790645°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58231 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fordville, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fordville, 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 Fordville includes coordinates 48.217493°N, 97.790645°W, situated in Walsh County. ZIP code 58231. 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.
