Karlsruhe, North Dakota Weather
Karlsruhe, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Karlsruhe, McHenry County.
Full aviation weather for Karlsruhe is published on the Minot International Airport (KMOT) page, 52 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 Karlsruhe 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 Karlsruhe: Rugby Municipal Airport (KRUG) 55 km
Conditions reported at KMOT describe the airfield itself. Weather 52 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Karlsruhe specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Karlsruhe.
About Karlsruhe, North Dakota
Karlsruhe settles into the vast, sweeping plains of North Dakota, a place where the horizon feels less like a boundary and more like an invitation. It lies 32.7 miles east-south-east of Minot, ND (from Minot, ND: bearing 107°T), and is situated 14.5 miles east of Velva. The land here, a gentle swell of prairie that seems to breathe with the wind, is painted in muted earth tones of ochre and pale gold, punctuated by the deep green of distant shelterbelts. The sky, an immense dome of ever-shifting blues and greys, casts a luminous, almost ethereal light that softens the hard edges of the landscape, especially as dusk approaches, transforming the ordinary into something profound. The air itself carries a clean, dry scent, hinting at sun-baked soil and the vast distances that lie between one settlement and the next. This is a place shaped by the enduring spirit of agriculture, where the fortunes of Karlsruhe have long been tied to the yield of wheat and other grains that stretch across the surrounding fields. Its history is one of hardy pioneers, drawn by the promise of fertile land and the challenge of taming this open country. While the railroad once played a vital role in connecting Karlsruhe to the wider world, its current economic pulse is felt most keenly in the quiet hum of farm machinery and the steady rhythm of the seasons. The distinctive character of Karlsruhe lies in its unpretentious resilience, a testament to the generations who have found sustenance and a sense of belonging beneath its immense sky.
Live animated radar for Karlsruhe 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 | Karlsruhe, McHenry County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 48.090006°N, 100.62042°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58744 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Karlsruhe, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Karlsruhe, 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 Karlsruhe includes coordinates 48.090006°N, 100.620420°W, situated in McHenry County. ZIP code 58744. 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.
