Gackle, North Dakota Weather
Gackle, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Gackle, Logan County.
Full aviation weather for Gackle is published on the Jamestown Regional Airport (KJMS) page, 49 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 Gackle 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 Gackle: Wishek Municipal Airport (K6L5) 52 km
Conditions reported at KJMS describe the airfield itself. Weather 49 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Gackle specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Gackle.
About Gackle, North Dakota
Gackle rises from the plains, a quiet collection of structures under a vast North Dakota sky. It lies 78.8 miles east of Bismarck, ND (from Bismarck, ND: bearing 99°T), and is situated 28.4 miles south-west of Jamestown. The land here rolls with a subtle, patient grace, not dramatic hills but a constant, gentle swell that stretches to horizons that seem to swallow the sun each evening. The air, when it’s not carrying the sharp bite of winter, is clean and carries the scent of turning earth and distant hayfields. Roads, straight as an arrow, crisscross the landscape, leading to farmsteads that stand like solitary islands in a sea of green or gold, depending on the season. In the stillness, one can hear the wind speaking in the tall grasses, a constant, hushed conversation that has echoed across these prairies for centuries. The history of Gackle is written in the soil and the resilience of its people. This is a place built on the promise of the land, where agriculture has always been the bedrock of life, wheat and barley yielding to the sun and the rain. The economy, much like the weather, can be unpredictable, a testament to the farmer’s constant dance with nature. Yet, through the lean years and the bountiful harvests, Gackle has held its own, a testament to the deep roots and tenacious spirit of those who call it home. There are no grand monuments here, no bustling centers of commerce, but in the quiet hum of everyday life, in the shared nods between neighbors and the steady work of the fields, a distinct character endures, a quiet pride in a life lived close to the earth.
Live animated radar for Gackle 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 | Gackle, Logan County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 46.625811°N, 99.142054°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58442 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Gackle, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Gackle, 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 Gackle includes coordinates 46.625811°N, 99.142054°W, situated in Logan County. ZIP code 58442. 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.
