Loraine, North Dakota Weather
Loraine, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Loraine, Renville County.
Full aviation weather for Loraine is published on the Mohall Municipal Airport (KHBC) page, 11 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 Loraine 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 Loraine: Westhope Municipal Airport (KD64) 40 km · Kenmare Municipal Airport (K7K5) 42 km · Minot Air Force Base (KMIB) 52 km
Conditions reported at KHBC describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Loraine specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Loraine.
About Loraine, North Dakota
Loraine stretches across a broad, gently rolling prairie, where the land itself seems to sigh under the immense North Dakota sky. It lies 45.5 miles north-north-west of Minot, ND (from Minot, ND: bearing 344°T), and is situated 7.5 miles north-north-west of Mohall. Fields of wheat and corn, the color of sun-baked earth in late summer, unfurl in vast, unbroken carpets, punctuated only by the occasional solitary farmhouse or a cluster of wind-scoured trees. The air here carries the clean, dry scent of ripening grain and the faint, mineral tang of distant earth, and as dusk descends, the light paints the horizon in hues of rose and lavender, a quiet, breathtaking spectacle. The silence is profound, broken only by the rustle of wind through the grasses and the distant hum of a tractor, a sound that speaks of honest labor and a deep connection to the soil. The story of Loraine is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of its people and the land that sustains them. Founded by homesteaders drawn by the promise of fertile soil and wide-open spaces, its economy has always been tied to the bounty of agriculture, a legacy that continues to shape the rhythm of daily life. Generations have worked these fields, their hands calloused by the earth, their lives measured by the turning of the seasons. While Loraine might not boast bustling avenues or famous landmarks, its character is found in the quiet resilience of its inhabitants, the shared understanding forged in the vastness of the prairie, and the simple, profound beauty of a community deeply rooted in its place.
Live animated radar for Loraine 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.
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| Location | Loraine, Renville County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 48.865577°N, 101.567939°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58761 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Loraine, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Loraine, 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 Loraine includes coordinates 48.865577°N, 101.567939°W, situated in Renville County. ZIP code 58761. 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.
