Hamilton, North Dakota Weather
Hamilton, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Hamilton, Pembina County.
Full aviation weather for Hamilton is published on the Cavalier Municipal Airport (K2C8) page, 13 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 Hamilton 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 Hamilton: Pembina Municipal Airport (KPMB) 22 km · Walhalla Municipal Airport (K96D) 36 km · Hallock Municipal Airport (KHCO) 38 km · Hutson Field (KGAF) 45 km · Park River W C Skjerven Field (KY37) 52 km
Conditions reported at K2C8 describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hamilton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Hamilton.
About Hamilton, North Dakota
Hamilton rests on a broad, gently rolling prairie, where the sky feels immense, an endless canvas of ever-shifting blues and grays. It lies 64.0 miles north-north-west of Grand Forks, ND (from Grand Forks, ND: bearing 343°T), and is situated 7.8 miles east of Cavalier. The land here is a study in muted earth tones, a vast expanse of fertile soil that stretches to horizons broken only by the occasional cluster of trees or the low-slung silhouette of a grain elevator. In the quiet of early morning, a pearlescent mist often clings to the fields, softening the edges of the world and lending a dreamlike quality to the awakening landscape. The air, crisp and clean, carries the scent of ripening grain and the distant, metallic tang of agricultural machinery, a subtle perfume that speaks of the deep connection between the people and the earth they cultivate. The history of Hamilton is intrinsically tied to the westward expansion and the promise of fertile land that drew settlers to this corner of North Dakota. It was established with the vision of supporting the agricultural heartland, a place where farmers could gather, trade, and build a life. The local economy, still largely driven by agriculture, sees the rhythm of the seasons dictate the pace of life, with the bounty of wheat, barley, and soybeans forming the bedrock of its prosperity. The distinctive character of Hamilton is one of quiet resilience and neighborly interdependence, a place where generations have worked the soil, their stories etched not in stone monuments, but in the enduring patterns of cultivation that define this enduring prairie settlement.
Live animated radar for Hamilton 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 | Hamilton, Pembina County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 48.808601°N, 97.452859°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58238 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hamilton, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hamilton, 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 Hamilton includes coordinates 48.808601°N, 97.452859°W, situated in Pembina County. ZIP code 58238. 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.
