Jamestown, North Dakota Weather
Jamestown, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Jamestown, Stutsman County.
Full aviation weather for Jamestown is published on the Jamestown Regional Airport (KJMS) page, 3 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 Jamestown 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 Jamestown: Barnes County Municipal Airport (KBAC) 53 km
Conditions reported at KJMS describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Jamestown specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Jamestown.
About Jamestown, North Dakota
Jamestown, North Dakota, unfolds across a landscape of sweeping prairie, where the sky seems to press down with an almost tangible weight, a vast, cerulean dome that shifts and deepens with the passing sun. It lies 85.4 miles west of West Fargo, ND (from West Fargo, ND: bearing 272°T), and is situated 33.3 miles west of Valley City. Rolling hills, softened by the ceaseless sculpting of wind and weather, give way to the serpentine grace of the James River, its banks often fringed with cottonwoods whose leaves whisper secrets on the breeze. In the quiet hours of dawn, a pearly light washes over the fields, catching the dew on the tall grasses and painting the world in subtle hues of green and gold. The air itself carries a clean, crisp scent, a blend of sun-baked earth and distant, cultivated crops, a constant reminder of the land's enduring bounty. The history of Jamestown is as deeply rooted as the prairie grasses, a testament to the pioneering spirit that first carved a settlement from this fertile expanse. Founded in the mid-19th century, it quickly became a vital hub along the railroad, a place where goods and dreams alike flowed westward. The local economy, long tied to agriculture, continues to thrive on the cultivation of grains and livestock, the rhythmic cycles of planting and harvest dictating the pulse of life. Yet, Jamestown also boasts a distinctive cultural heritage, perhaps most famously embodied in the world's largest buffalo, a colossal bronze monument that stands as a proud sentinel, a larger-than-life nod to the region's iconic wildlife and its historical significance. This enduring landmark draws visitors, offering a tangible connection to the wildness that once defined this corner of the American West.
Live animated radar for Jamestown 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 | Jamestown, Stutsman County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 46.910544°N, 98.708436°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58401, 58402, 58405 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Jamestown, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Jamestown, 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 Jamestown includes coordinates 46.910544°N, 98.708436°W, situated in Stutsman County. ZIP code 58401, 58402, 58405. 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.
