Hope, North Dakota Weather
Hope, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Hope, Steele County.
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About Hope, North Dakota
Hope, North Dakota, unfolds across the wide prairie, a place where the horizon is a constant, sweeping invitation. It lies 49.5 miles north-west of West Fargo, ND (from West Fargo, ND: bearing 309°T), and is situated 22.2 miles west-south-west of Mayville. The land here is a study in subtle contours, rolling gently as far as the eye can see, broken only by the occasional cluster of farm buildings or the silver thread of a distant creek. In the summer, the sky above Hope is an immense canvas, often painted with dramatic cloud formations that cast fleeting shadows across fields of wheat and corn, the air itself carrying the dry, sweet scent of ripening grain. Winter transforms the landscape into a starker beauty, a hushed expanse of white where the wind carves drifts and the sun, when it appears, hangs low and pale. The history of Hope is tied to the rich agricultural soil that defines this part of Steele County, a legacy of homesteaders who saw potential in this seemingly endless expanse. The local economy still breathes with the cycles of planting and harvest, the grain elevators standing as silent sentinels to generations of farming. Beyond the fields, the heart of Hope beats with a quiet resilience, a place where neighbours know each other's names and the rhythm of daily life is dictated by the seasons and the land. Small businesses dot the main street, their windows reflecting the broad, open sky, offering a sense of enduring community that has weathered the changes of time.
Live animated radar for Hope and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Hope, Steele County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 47.32221°N, 97.72232°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58046 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hope, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hope, 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 Hope includes coordinates 47.322210°N, 97.722320°W, situated in Steele County. ZIP code 58046. 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.
