McHenry, North Dakota Weather
McHenry, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for McHenry, Foster County.
Full aviation weather for McHenry is published on the McVille Municipal Airport (K8M6) page, 37 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 McHenry 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 McHenry: Cooperstown Municipal Airport (KS32) 40 km · Tomlinson Field (K8J7) 43 km · Carrington Municipal Airport (K46D) 44 km · Lakota Municipal Airport (K5L0) 54 km
Conditions reported at K8M6 describe the airfield itself. Weather 37 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at McHenry specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for McHenry.
About McHenry, North Dakota
McHenry rests on a broad, flat expanse, a place where the horizon feels like a tangible boundary, yet ever-receding. It lies 76.3 miles west-south-west of Grand Forks, ND (from Grand Forks, ND: bearing 252°T), and is situated 26.4 miles east-north-east of Carrington. The land here is a canvas of cultivated fields, stretching in neat, geometric patterns under a sky that often seems impossibly vast, its blue deepening to an indigo bruise as evening approaches. Occasional groves of cottonwoods offer a whisper of shade and a visual break in the otherwise unbroken sweep of prairie, their leaves rustling like dry paper in the persistent breeze. The air itself carries a clean, earthy scent, mingled with the subtle sweetness of ripening grain, and the quiet hum of unseen insects fills the long afternoons. The story of McHenry is one deeply entwined with the rich soil of Foster County, its economy historically rooted in the bounty of wheat and other grains that have shaped this landscape for generations. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of fertile ground, established a community that has weathered the cyclical nature of agriculture, adapting to changing markets and technologies. A sense of quiet resilience pervades McHenry; the days unfold with a steady, unhurried rhythm, marked by the seasonal shifts in the fields and the predictable comings and goings of its residents. While no grand monuments mark its history, the enduring spirit of those who have worked this land imbues McHenry with a profound, understated character.
Live animated radar for McHenry 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 | McHenry, Foster County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 47.576108°N, 98.59149°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58464 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This McHenry, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for McHenry, 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 McHenry includes coordinates 47.576108°N, 98.591490°W, situated in Foster County. ZIP code 58464. 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.
