Nome, North Dakota Weather
Nome, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Nome, Barnes County.
Full aviation weather for Nome is published on the Barnes County Municipal Airport (KBAC) page, 33 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 Nome 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 Nome: Casselton Robert Miller Regional Airport (K5N8) 50 km · Lamoure Rott Municipal Airport (K4F9) 52 km · Gwinner Roger Melroe Field (KGWR) 53 km · Oakes Municipal Airport (K2D5) 60 km
Conditions reported at KBAC describe the airfield itself. Weather 33 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Nome specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Nome.
About Nome, North Dakota
Nome sprawls across the broad, fertile plains of Barnes County, a landscape defined by the patient, rolling contours of the land. It lies 45.2 miles west-south-west of West Fargo, ND (from West Fargo, ND: bearing 253°T), and is situated 19.3 miles south-south-east of Valley City. Fields of wheat and corn, stretching to horizons so vast they seem to swallow the sky, form a patchwork quilt of greens and golds, punctuated by the dark, rich loam of freshly tilled earth. The air here carries a peculiar stillness, broken only by the whisper of wind through the grasses and the distant lowing of cattle. Farmsteads, scattered like punctuation marks across this immense canvas, stand stoic against the elements, their weathered buildings reflecting the enduring spirit of the prairie. In the late afternoon, the sun casts long, attenuated shadows, deepening the furrows and lending a quiet grandeur to the cultivated emptiness. The history of Nome is etched not in grand monuments, but in the persistent toil of those who have worked this land. Its economy, intrinsically tied to agriculture, has weathered booms and busts, relying on the cycles of planting and harvest. The grain elevators, silent sentinels against the sky, recall a time when this was a vital hub for shipping the bounty of the plains. Local traditions are rooted in the pragmatism and resilience of farming communities, celebrated in harvest festivals and the quiet camaraderie of neighbors. There are no grand universities or bustling industries here, but a quiet strength found in the enduring connection to the earth and a deep understanding of the seasons, a way of life that has persisted through generations.
Live animated radar for Nome 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 | Nome, Barnes County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 46.677753°N, 97.810381°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58062 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Nome, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Nome, 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 Nome includes coordinates 46.677753°N, 97.810381°W, situated in Barnes County. ZIP code 58062. 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.
