Ross, North Dakota Weather
Ross, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Ross, Mountrail County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Ross.
About Ross, North Dakota
Ross rests on the broad, open plains of Mountrail County, where the land rolls with a quiet dignity under an immense sky. It lies 50.6 miles east-north-east of Williston, ND (from Williston, ND: bearing 77°T), and is situated 7.2 miles west of Stanley. The horizon here is a generous sweep, unbroken save for the occasional sentinel of a grain elevator or a lone farmhouse, its silhouette sharp against the vast canvas of blue. The air carries the scent of dry earth and ripening wheat, a perfume of the prairie that shifts with the wind, sometimes whispering of distant rain, other times carrying the dry rasp of summer heat. In the long, lingering twilight, the fields catch the fading light, turning from golden to a soft, bruised purple, a spectacle of color that paints the everyday landscape with a fleeting, ethereal beauty. The story of Ross is etched in the persistent efforts of those who shaped this agricultural heartland, a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pulse of life. For generations, the fertile soil has been coaxed into yielding its bounty, with wheat and barley forming the backbone of its economy, their golden heads bowing in the breeze as a testament to hard work. The town itself, a collection of sturdy buildings reflecting the practical spirit of its founders, has weathered the cycles of boom and bust, its resilience a quiet strength. While no grand monuments mark its history, the enduring spirit of the community, a blend of neighborly support and independent grit, is its most distinctive feature, a living legacy of the pioneers who first claimed this land.
Live animated radar for Ross and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Ross, Mountrail County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 48.31113°N, 102.546568°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58776 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ross, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ross, 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 Ross includes coordinates 48.311130°N, 102.546568°W, situated in Mountrail County. ZIP code 58776. 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.
