Fort Yates, North Dakota Weather
Fort Yates, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Fort Yates, Sioux County.
Full aviation weather for Fort Yates is published on the Standing Rock Airport (KY27) page, 2 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. 2 airfields within reach of Fort Yates 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 Fort Yates: Linton Municipal Airport (K7L2) 33 km
Conditions reported at KY27 describe the airfield itself. Weather 2 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Fort Yates specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Fort Yates, North Dakota
Fort Yates unfolds across the sweeping plains of Sioux County, a landscape where the sky feels immense and the earth stretches out in shades of tawny gold and muted sage. It lies 50.4 miles south of Bismarck, ND (from Bismarck, ND: bearing 172°T), and is situated 22.7 miles west-south-west of Linton. The terrain here is a study in subtle contours, a vast prairie that rolls and dips with a quiet dignity, occasionally broken by the deeper gouges of coulees or the distant, hazy shimmer of the Missouri River. Wind is a constant companion, whispering secrets through the sparse grasses and bending the hardy cottonwoods that offer scarce shade. In the late afternoon, the sun casts long, dramatic shadows that paint the land in a palette of ochre and umber, imbuing the very air with a sense of ancient stillness. The character of Fort Yates is etched into this openness, a place that feels both resilient and profoundly peaceful, where human presence seems to tread lightly upon the grandeur of the natural world. The history of Fort Yates is deeply entwined with the enduring spirit of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, whose ancestral lands embrace this locality. Once a military post, its name now echoes a past that has been transformed into a living testament to cultural continuity and self-determination. The local economy, while modest, is anchored in the resilience of its people and the land, with agriculture and tribal enterprises forming its backbone. This is a place where traditions are not relics but vibrant threads woven into the fabric of daily life, evident in community gatherings and the quiet pride of its residents. The Missouri River, a majestic artery nearby, has always been a source of sustenance and a pathway for generations, its presence a constant, murmuring reminder of the enduring connection between the people and the water that shapes their world.
Live animated radar for Fort Yates 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 | Fort Yates, Sioux County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 46.086941°N, 100.630127°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58538 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fort Yates, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fort Yates, 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 Fort Yates includes coordinates 46.086941°N, 100.630127°W, situated in Sioux County. ZIP code 58538. 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.
