Minnewaukan, North Dakota Weather
Minnewaukan, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Minnewaukan, Benson County.
Full aviation weather for Minnewaukan is published on the Devils Lake Regional Airport (KDVL) page, 26 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 Minnewaukan 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 Minnewaukan: Leeds Municipal Airport (KD31) 26 km · Tomlinson Field (K8J7) 43 km · Cando Municipal Airport (K9D7) 46 km
Conditions reported at KDVL describe the airfield itself. Weather 26 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Minnewaukan specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Minnewaukan.
About Minnewaukan, North Dakota
Minnewaukan rests on a wide, flat plain where the sky seems to stretch to infinity. It lies 94.9 miles east of Minot, ND (from Minot, ND: bearing 96°T), and is situated 17.6 miles west of Devils Lake. The land here is a subtle study in muted greens and golds, a vast canvas painted by the agricultural cycles of the prairie. Fields of grain, stubbled or lush depending on the season, ripple outward to meet the horizon, punctuated by the occasional cluster of cottonwood trees that offer a scant, wind-scoured shade. The air, even on a warm day, carries a clean, dry scent, a testament to the open expanse and the distant, unseen waters. Buildings in Minnewaukan are low-slung, practical structures, their paint faded by sun and wind, lending the place a quiet, enduring character. The history of Minnewaukan is tied to the slow, deliberate shaping of the land by those who sought a livelihood from its soil. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of fertile ground and the allure of the nearby lake, established a community that has always been defined by its agricultural roots. The local economy continues to revolve around farming, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels against the vast prairie sky, their shadows lengthening as the sun dips low. The presence of Devils Lake, a significant body of water not far off, has always been a subtle influence, shaping local lore and providing a unique backdrop to the everyday rhythm of life in Minnewaukan, a place where the silence is as profound as the open sky.
Live animated radar for Minnewaukan 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 | Minnewaukan, Benson County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 48.071388°N, 99.252357°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58351 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Minnewaukan, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Minnewaukan, 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 Minnewaukan includes coordinates 48.071388°N, 99.252357°W, situated in Benson County. ZIP code 58351. 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.
