Lignite, North Dakota Weather
Lignite, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Lignite, Burke County.
Full aviation weather for Lignite is published on the Kenmare Municipal Airport (K7K5) page, 44 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 Lignite 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 Lignite: Crosby Municipal Airport (KD50) 54 km
Conditions reported at K7K5 describe the airfield itself. Weather 44 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lignite specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lignite.
About Lignite, North Dakota
Lignite, North Dakota, unfurls across a landscape of subtle, rolling plains, where the earth itself feels like a patient, weathered hand. It lies 69.9 miles north-east of Williston, ND (from Williston, ND: bearing 43°T), and is situated 26.0 miles west-north-west of Kenmare. The sky here is an enormous, ever-shifting canvas, often painted with the bruised purples and pale golds of a prairie sunset, casting long shadows that stretch and distort the land. Sparse stands of hardy trees, their branches gnarled by persistent winds, punctuate the horizon, offering a visual counterpoint to the vast, unbroken expanse of agricultural fields. The air carries the clean, dry scent of dust and distant grasses, a constant reminder of the elemental forces that shape this region, and the quiet resilience of life that endures. The history of Lignite is inextricably bound to the very substance that gives it its name: lignite coal, a resource that once fueled dreams of industry and progress in this corner of Burke County. Though the era of large-scale mining has largely passed, the legacy of those industrious years lingers, a subtle undercurrent in the local economy, which now leans more heavily on agriculture, with golden fields of wheat and barley stretching as far as the eye can see under the vast North Dakota sky. Life in Lignite moves at its own deliberate pace, dictated by the seasons and the demands of the land, fostering a character of quiet self-reliance and a deep connection to the enduring rhythms of rural existence.
Live animated radar for Lignite 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 | Lignite, Burke County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 48.877532°N, 102.562949°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58752 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lignite, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lignite, 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 Lignite includes coordinates 48.877532°N, 102.562949°W, situated in Burke County. ZIP code 58752. 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.
