Lawton, North Dakota Weather
Lawton, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Lawton, Ramsey County.
Full aviation weather for Lawton is published on the Lakota Municipal Airport (K5L0) page, 31 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 Lawton 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 Lawton: Park River W C Skjerven Field (KY37) 45 km · Devils Lake Regional Airport (KDVL) 45 km · Robertson Field (KD55) 50 km
Conditions reported at K5L0 describe the airfield itself. Weather 31 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lawton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lawton.
About Lawton, North Dakota
Lawton unfurls across the vast, gently rolling prairie of northeastern North Dakota, a place where the horizon stretches like an endless, pale blue canvas. It lies 66.9 miles west-north-west of Grand Forks, ND (from Grand Forks, ND: bearing 293°T), and is situated 18.0 miles north of Lakota. The land here is a study in subtle textures, a mosaic of tawny grasses and the deep, rich earth that supports it. In the summer, the air hums with the tireless industry of unseen insects, and the sunlight, when it finally softens towards evening, bleeds across the sky in hues of apricot and rose, painting the flat expanse with a quiet, profound beauty. The wind, a constant companion, whispers secrets through the sparse trees that dot the landscape, carrying the scent of ripening grain and the distant, lowing calls of cattle. The history of Lawton is deeply entwined with the golden promise of the land, a story etched by hardy settlers who arrived seeking their fortune in the fertile soil. Primarily an agricultural hub, the local economy has long been shaped by the cycles of planting and harvest, with wheat and soybeans being the enduring staples. This enduring connection to the earth gives Lawton a character that is both resilient and unpretentious, a place where neighbors know each other's names and the pace of life is dictated by the seasons rather than the ticking of a clock. While not a place of grand monuments, the quiet dignity of its farms and the steadfastness of its people are its most notable features, a testament to a life lived in close communion with the prairie's enduring spirit.
Live animated radar for Lawton 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 | Lawton, Ramsey County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 48.302779°N, 98.369274°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58345 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lawton, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lawton, 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 Lawton includes coordinates 48.302779°N, 98.369274°W, situated in Ramsey County. ZIP code 58345. 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.
