Lansford, North Dakota Weather
Lansford, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Lansford, Bottineau County.
Full aviation weather for Lansford is published on the Mohall Municipal Airport (KHBC) page, 20 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. 5 airfields within reach of Lansford 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 Lansford: Minot Air Force Base (KMIB) 24 km · Westhope Municipal Airport (KD64) 40 km · Minot International Airport (KMOT) 42 km · Kenmare Municipal Airport (K7K5) 50 km
Conditions reported at KHBC describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lansford specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lansford.
About Lansford, North Dakota
Lansford, North Dakota, unfurls itself across a landscape of subtle, sweeping contours, where the horizon stretches with an almost infinite generosity. It lies 27.6 miles north of Minot, ND (from Minot, ND: bearing 352°T), and is situated 14.5 miles north of Minot AFB. The land here is not dramatic, but possesses a quiet, persistent beauty, a tapestry of grasses and low-lying brush that shifts from ochre to deep green with the turning seasons. In the summer months, the air itself feels alive, carrying the dry, sweet scent of sun-baked earth and the distant hum of insects. The sky above Lansford is a canvas of unparalleled breadth, often painted with clouds that drift like slow, thoughtful ships, casting fleeting shadows that trace the gentle rise and fall of the terrain. The story of Lansford is inextricably linked to the soil and the promise it held for those who ventured north. Originally established as a farming community, its economy has long been tethered to the cycles of agriculture, with wheat and other grains ripening under the expansive prairie sun. For decades, the rhythm of life in Lansford was dictated by planting and harvest, a testament to the resilience and hard work of its inhabitants. While the agricultural roots remain deep, the quiet persistence of the place, its unhurried pace, and the enduring sense of community are its most distinctive and cherished features, a gentle echo of simpler times against the vast North Dakota sky.
Live animated radar for Lansford 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 | Lansford, Bottineau County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 48.628909°N, 101.375716°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58750 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lansford, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lansford, 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 Lansford includes coordinates 48.628909°N, 101.375716°W, situated in Bottineau County. ZIP code 58750. 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.
