Rugby, North Dakota Weather
Rugby, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Rugby, Pierce County.
Full aviation weather for Rugby is published on the Rugby Municipal Airport (KRUG) 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. 4 airfields within reach of Rugby 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 Rugby: Leeds Municipal Airport (KD31) 45 km · Cando Municipal Airport (K9D7) 57 km · Bottineau Municipal Airport (KD09) 60 km
Conditions reported at KRUG describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Rugby specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Rugby.
About Rugby, North Dakota
Rugby, North Dakota, unfurls across a landscape of broad, sweeping horizons, where the earth meets a sky so vast it seems to hold all the light of the day. It lies 60.5 miles east of Minot, ND (from Minot, ND: bearing 81°T), and is situated 26.2 miles west-north-west of Leeds. Rolling plains, softened by the ceaseless work of wind and weather, stretch towards distant, hazy treelines, punctuated by the occasional solitary farmhouse or a stand of cottonwoods whispering secrets to the breeze. The character of Rugby is one of quiet resilience, a place where the elements dictate the pace and the silence of the prairie hums with an unspoken energy. Here, the very air feels cleaner, sharper, carrying the scent of sun-baked earth and the distant promise of rain. The history of Rugby is deeply entwined with the arrival of the railroad and the tenacious spirit of the settlers who sought to tame this fertile land. Agriculture remains the lifeblood of Rugby and its surrounding county, with golden fields of wheat and barley rippling under the summer sun, a testament to generations of farming know-how. This central North Dakota locale, far from the bustling coasts, cultivates a distinct cultural character, one that values neighborly connection and the simple, profound beauty of the natural world. The town itself, a collection of sturdy buildings that have weathered countless seasons, possesses a timeless charm, a place where the rhythm of daily life is as steady and reliable as the sunrise over the open prairie.
Live animated radar for Rugby 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 | Rugby, Pierce County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 48.368888°N, 99.996246°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58368 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rugby, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rugby, 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 Rugby includes coordinates 48.368888°N, 99.996246°W, situated in Pierce County. ZIP code 58368. 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.
