Max, North Dakota Weather
Max, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Max, McLean County.
Full aviation weather for Max is published on the Garrison Municipal Airport (KD05) page, 21 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 Max 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 Max: Minot International Airport (KMOT) 49 km
Conditions reported at KD05 describe the airfield itself. Weather 21 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Max specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Max.
About Max, North Dakota
Max sits on the wide, open prairie, a scatter of buildings under an immense sky that stretches to horizons that seem to pull the eye endlessly outward. It lies 28.4 miles south of Minot, ND (from Minot, ND: bearing 180°T), and is situated 12.9 miles north-north-east of Garrison. The land here is a study in subtle shifts of color, from the pale, sun-bleached gold of summer grasses to the deep ochre of fallow fields, all under a light that can be incredibly sharp and clear, or softened into a hazy, almost gauzy veil by distance. The terrain is predominantly flat, broken only by the gentle swell of the earth and the occasional, low-slung grain elevator that punctuate the landscape like stoic sentinels. The air carries a clean, dry scent, a whisper of dust and sun-baked earth, and in the quietest moments, one can almost hear the vastness breathing around Max. The history of Max is etched into the very way the land is worked, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who sought to tame this seemingly boundless expanse. The economy of Max has always been tied to the soil, to the cultivation of wheat and other grains that feed the nation, a legacy carried on by generations of farming families. While the railroad brought settlers and prosperity in its heyday, and the community remembers its roots in agriculture, the character of Max today is one of quiet resilience, a place where life moves at a pace dictated by the seasons and the simple, honest work of the land. There are no grand monuments here, but the enduring presence of the landscape itself, and the quiet dignity of its inhabitants, offer a profound sense of place.
Live animated radar for Max 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 | Max, McLean County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 47.821114°N, 101.29877°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58759 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Max, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Max, 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 Max includes coordinates 47.821114°N, 101.298770°W, situated in McLean County. ZIP code 58759. 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.
