Minto, North Dakota Weather
Minto, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Minto, Walsh County.
Full aviation weather for Minto is published on the Minto Municipal Airport (KD06) page, 2 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. 6 airfields within reach of Minto 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 Minto: Hutson Field (KGAF) 13 km · Park River W C Skjerven Field (KY37) 32 km · Grand Forks Air Force Base (KRDR) 37 km · Grand Forks International Airport (KGFK) 41 km · Cavalier Municipal Airport (K2C8) 58 km
Conditions reported at KD06 describe the airfield itself. Weather 2 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Minto specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Minto.
About Minto, North Dakota
Minto, North Dakota, rests in a broad, gently rolling landscape of rich prairie soil, a testament to the vastness of the northern plains. It lies 29.7 miles north-north-west of Grand Forks, ND (from Grand Forks, ND: bearing 328°T), and is situated 8.5 miles south-south-east of Grafton. The sky here is an immense, ever-present canvas, often painted with the soft, bruised hues of an approaching storm or the crystalline clarity of a winter's dawn. Fields of wheat and barley stretch to the horizon, rippling like a golden sea under the wind, punctuated by the stoic silhouettes of windbreaks and the occasional sturdy farmhouse. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a crisp, clean scent, a blend of dry earth and distant, sun-baked grasses, a fragrance that speaks of open spaces and a life lived in close communion with the elements. Even the small cluster of buildings that constitute Minto seems to breathe with this expansive prairie spirit, a quiet punctuation mark in an otherwise unbroken expanse. The history of Minto is deeply entwined with the cultivation of this fertile land, a story of homesteaders who arrived with dreams as vast as the territory itself. Its economy, like that of many prairie towns, is anchored in agriculture, the steady pulse of planting and harvest dictating the rhythm of life. Local elevators stand as silent sentinels, their grain bins holding the bounty of generations of hard work. Though not marked by grand historical monuments, Minto carries a quiet dignity, a resilience born from enduring harsh winters and celebrating abundant summers. The simple, functional architecture of its buildings reflects a practical, no-nonsense character, a community built on shared purpose and the enduring promise of the land.
Live animated radar for Minto 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 | Minto, Walsh County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 48.291655°N, 97.371465°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58261 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Minto, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Minto, 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 Minto includes coordinates 48.291655°N, 97.371465°W, situated in Walsh County. ZIP code 58261. 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.
