Powers Lake, North Dakota Weather
Powers Lake, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Powers Lake, Burke County.
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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.
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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 | July 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, 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 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. 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.
