Kathryn, North Dakota Weather
Kathryn, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Kathryn, Barnes County.
Full aviation weather for Kathryn is published on the Barnes County Municipal Airport (KBAC) page, 30 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. 4 airfields within reach of Kathryn 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 Kathryn: Lamoure Rott Municipal Airport (K4F9) 44 km · Oakes Municipal Airport (K2D5) 57 km · Gwinner Roger Melroe Field (KGWR) 57 km
Conditions reported at KBAC describe the airfield itself. Weather 30 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Kathryn specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Kathryn.
About Kathryn, North Dakota
Kathryn rests on the broad, rolling shoulders of the North Dakota prairie, a land where the horizon stretches out, seemingly infinite, under a sky that can shift from the palest robin's egg blue to the deepest, bruised indigo in a matter of hours. It lies 52.4 miles west-south-west of West Fargo, ND (from West Fargo, ND: bearing 255°T), and is situated 17.0 miles south of Valley City. The terrain here is a study in subtle contours, a vast expanse of gently sloping fields that, in the spring, are a vibrant emerald quilt, transforming to a golden sea of wheat and corn as summer matures. Wind, a constant presence, whispers through the tall grasses that still cling to the uncultivated edges, carrying with it the clean, crisp scent of earth and distant rain. The air itself feels thin and pure, a balm to the lungs, and at dusk, the low sun casts long, theatrical shadows that paint the land in hues of rose and lavender, a fleeting, breathtaking spectacle. The story of Kathryn is etched into the very grain of this agricultural heartland. Its origins are tied to the hardy settlers who, in generations past, carved a life from this fertile soil, their dreams as expansive as the prairie itself. The local economy remains firmly rooted in the bounty of the land, with grain elevators standing as stoic sentinels against the sky, testament to the enduring power of cultivation. Though modest in size, Kathryn possesses a quiet resilience, a character shaped by the seasons and the steadfast spirit of its people. There are no grand pronouncements here, no bustling avenues, but rather a gentle, persistent rhythm of life, dictated by the turning of the earth and the enduring promise of harvest.
Live animated radar for Kathryn 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 | Kathryn, Barnes County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 46.678031°N, 97.968712°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58049 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Kathryn, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kathryn, 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 Kathryn includes coordinates 46.678031°N, 97.968712°W, situated in Barnes County. ZIP code 58049. 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.
