Mantador, North Dakota Weather
Mantador, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Mantador, Richland County.
Full aviation weather for Mantador is published on the Harry Stern Airport (KBWP) page, 30 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 Mantador 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 Mantador: Gwinner Roger Melroe Field (KGWR) 52 km · Hamry Field (KK74) 54 km · Wheaton Municipal Airport (KETH) 54 km · Sisseton Municipal Airport (K8D3) 55 km
Conditions reported at KBWP describe the airfield itself. Weather 30 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Mantador specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Mantador.
About Mantador, North Dakota
Mantador unfolds across a landscape of subtle, sweeping contours, where the earth exhales a quiet dominion over the horizon. It lies 49.2 miles south of West Fargo, ND (from West Fargo, ND: bearing 184°T), and is situated 7.5 miles north-north-west of Hankinson. The sky, vast and often a startling blue, presses down on fields that stretch in every direction, a patchwork of cultivated greens and golds under the wide North Dakota sun. Here, the air carries the clean scent of turned soil and distant thunderstorms, a promise of both bounty and change. Roads, like thin, grey ribbons, thread through this immensity, connecting farmsteads that stand as solitary sentinels against the endless prairie. The wind, a constant companion, whispers through the sparse stands of trees and rustles the tall grasses along the ditches, shaping the very character of Mantador. The history of Mantador is etched in the amber waves of grain that have long defined its economy. Settled by hardy souls seeking fertile ground, the land has yielded its riches through generations of diligent farming, primarily wheat and barley. The rhythm of life in Mantador is dictated by the seasons, by the planting and the harvest, a cycle that has sustained its people and their quiet pride. While grand landmarks are absent, the unassuming grain elevators, silver sentinels against the sky, stand as enduring symbols of this agricultural heritage. The local gathering places, perhaps a diner or a general store, serve as the quiet heart of Mantador, where stories are shared and the day's news is exchanged, a testament to the enduring spirit of community on the open plains.
Live animated radar for Mantador 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 | Mantador, Richland County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 46.165237°N, 96.977306°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58058 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Mantador, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mantador, 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 Mantador includes coordinates 46.165237°N, 96.977306°W, situated in Richland County. ZIP code 58058. 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.
