Oakes, North Dakota Weather
Oakes, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Oakes, Dickey County.
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About Oakes, North Dakota
Oakes is a place where the wide, uninterrupted sweep of the prairie meets the sky in a perpetual, quiet conversation. It lies 50.3 miles north-north-east of Aberdeen, SD (from Aberdeen, SD: bearing 22°T), and is situated 18.0 miles south-south-east of LaMoure. The land here, a gentle swell and fall of fertile earth, rolls out in every direction, marked by the straight lines of agricultural fields and the occasional cluster of trees along a drainage ditch. In the soft, diffused light of late afternoon, the stubble of harvested crops catches the sun, turning the fields to fields of pale gold, a stark yet beautiful contrast to the deepening blue overhead. The air, clean and carrying the faint, earthy scent of tilled soil, often holds a crispness that hints at the coming or departing seasons. The history of Oakes is deeply entwined with the railroad that brought its initial growth, a ribbon of steel that opened the vast agricultural potential of this region. For generations, the local economy has been anchored by the cultivation of grain and other crops, the lifeblood of the community flowing from the rich, dark soil. While the railroad’s dominance has shifted, the spirit of perseverance and the connection to the land remain. The presence of the James River, a modest waterway that winds its way through the landscape, offers a touch of visual respite, its banks lined with cottonwoods and willows that rustle in the prairie wind, a subtle counterpoint to the open expanse.
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| Location | Oakes, Dickey County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 46.138579°N, 98.090379°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58474 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Oakes, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Oakes, North Dakota, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Oakes includes coordinates 46.138579°N, 98.090379°W, situated in Dickey County. ZIP code 58474. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
