Park River, North Dakota Weather
Park River, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Park River, Walsh County.
Full aviation weather for Park River is published on the Park River W C Skjerven Field (KY37) page, 3 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 Park River 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 Park River: Hutson Field (KGAF) 27 km · Minto Municipal Airport (KD06) 28 km · Cavalier Municipal Airport (K2C8) 44 km · Grand Forks Air Force Base (KRDR) 55 km · Lakota Municipal Airport (K5L0) 60 km
Conditions reported at KY37 describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Park River specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Park River.
About Park River, North Dakota
Park River rests in a broad, fertile valley, a place where the land stretches out in generous, cultivated plains under a sky that seems to hold an infinite capacity for light. It lies 46.2 miles north-west of Grand Forks, ND (from Grand Forks, ND: bearing 315°T), and is situated 15.2 miles west of Grafton. The terrain here is a study in subtle shifts, a gentle swell and dip that suggests the slow, patient work of ancient waters. Great swathes of amber and emerald, depending on the season’s turn, define the horizon, broken only by the occasional sentinel of a windbreak or the distant, hazy silhouette of farmsteads. The air, especially as the sun begins its descent, carries a clean, crisp scent, tinged with the earthy perfume of tilled soil and the faint, sweet whisper of ripening grain. This is a place shaped by the enduring spirit of agriculture, where the very bedrock of its economy is the rich, dark earth that yields its bounty year after year. The Park River itself, a serpentine ribbon of life, has long been the namesake and a vital artery for the surrounding settlements, its waters a constant reminder of nature’s persistent flow. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of this verdant landscape, established a community built on hard work and mutual reliance, a character that still resonates in the quiet hum of daily life. While the landscape speaks of timeless cycles, the businesses here, from the grain elevators that punctuate the skyline to the small shops lining Main Street, are a testament to a forward-looking resilience, adapting and thriving in the heart of North Dakota.
Live animated radar for Park River 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 | Park River, Walsh County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 48.398604°N, 97.7412°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58270 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Park River, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Park River, 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 Park River includes coordinates 48.398604°N, 97.741200°W, situated in Walsh County. ZIP code 58270. 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.
