Kief, North Dakota Weather
Kief, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Kief, McHenry County.
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About Kief, North Dakota
Kief rests in the broad, sweeping embrace of North Dakota's prairie, a place where the land itself seems to hold its breath under an immense sky. It lies 44.6 miles south-east of Minot, ND (from Minot, ND: bearing 125°T), and is situated 27.4 miles west-north-west of Harvey. The terrain here is a study in subtle contours, low swells and shallow depressions that suggest the slow, patient work of ancient glaciers. Fields of golden wheat and emerald soybeans stretch to horizons that never seem to end, broken only by the occasional cluster of cottonwood trees or a solitary farmstead. The air, particularly in the long twilight hours, carries a scent of dry earth and something clean and wild, a scent that clings to the skin long after one has left the open country. The story of Kief is one of resilience and the enduring spirit of agriculture, deeply rooted in the fertile soil of McHenry County. Its founding, like so many prairie settlements, was tied to the promise of land and the hardy individuals who sought to cultivate it. The local economy has always been intrinsically linked to the rhythm of planting and harvest, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels, testament to generations of farmers who have coaxed sustenance from this land. While not a bustling metropolis, Kief offers a quiet understanding of community, a place where the passing of seasons dictates the pace of life, and the enduring strength of the prairie wind whispers tales of its past.
Live animated radar for Kief and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Kief, McHenry County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 47.857502°N, 100.511527°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58723, 58712 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Kief, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kief, 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 Kief includes coordinates 47.857502°N, 100.511527°W, situated in McHenry County. ZIP code 58723, 58712. 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.
