Powers Lake, North Dakota Weather
Powers Lake, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Powers Lake, Burke County.
Full aviation weather for Powers Lake is published on the Kenmare Municipal Airport (K7K5) page, 46 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.
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.
Conditions reported at K7K5 describe the airfield itself. Weather 46 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Powers Lake specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Powers Lake.
About Powers Lake, North Dakota
Powers Lake lies a quiet expanse under the vast North Dakota sky, its waters reflecting the boundless blue or the bruised purples of a prairie twilight. It lies 53.0 miles east-north-east of Williston, ND (from Williston, ND: bearing 57°T), and is situated 17.5 miles north-east of Tioga. The land around Powers Lake is a subtle, rolling canvas of cultivated fields and natural grasses, broken by the occasional cluster of cottonwood trees that offer a whisper of shade against the sun's steady gaze. Here, the air itself seems to hold a certain stillness, a quality of patient observation, as if the very earth is listening to the wind's low hum. The shoreline, often a gentle slope of sand and scrub, invites a slow amble, a contemplation of the water's placid surface and the distant, unbroken horizon. The history of Powers Lake is tied to the hardy souls who first coaxed life from this fertile soil, their dreams etched into the very grain of the land. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of agriculture, found a dependable partner in the prairie's bounty, and the economy still largely revolves around the cultivation of wheat and other grains, the golden waves of which ripple across the landscape in summer. Fishing and the quiet pursuits of lakeside recreation offer a simpler counterpoint to the demands of the fields, a chance to connect with the natural rhythms that have always governed life here. The enduring spirit of Powers Lake can be seen in the weathered barns and the steadfast gaze of its residents, a testament to resilience and a deep-rooted connection to this open, elemental place.
Live animated radar for Powers Lake 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.
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| Location | Powers Lake, Burke County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 48.562804°N, 102.647957°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58773 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Powers Lake, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Powers Lake, 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 Powers Lake includes coordinates 48.562804°N, 102.647957°W, situated in Burke County. ZIP code 58773. 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.
