Ryder, North Dakota Weather
Ryder, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Ryder, Ward County.
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About Ryder, North Dakota
Ryder unfolds across the North Dakota prairie, a quiet collection of buildings beneath an immense sky. It lies 28.0 miles south-west of Minot, ND (from Minot, ND: bearing 219°T), and is situated 22.0 miles north-north-west of Garrison. The land here is a vast, subtle canvas of tawny grasses and the occasional dark line of a distant treeline, punctuated by the straight, unyielding lines of agricultural fields. In the hushed hours of late afternoon, the sun casts elongated shadows that stretch across the gently rolling terrain, imbuing the landscape with a serene, almost ethereal glow. The air, when it carries the faintest breeze, tastes of dry earth and the distant promise of rain. The history of Ryder is inextricably tied to the railroads that once promised connection and prosperity, a ghost of that ambition still palpable in the quiet streets. Its economy, like so many places in this part of Ward County, has long been sustained by the rich soil, a steady dependence on wheat and barley that shapes the rhythm of the seasons and the lives of its residents. Life in Ryder moves at a deliberate pace, a gentle ebb and flow dictated by the sun and the needs of the land, a stark contrast to the clamor of larger settlements. The grain elevators, stoic sentinels against the horizon, remain iconic landmarks, silent witnesses to generations who have worked this fertile ground.
Live animated radar for Ryder and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Ryder, Ward County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 47.917508°N, 101.677943°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58779 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ryder, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ryder, 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 Ryder includes coordinates 47.917508°N, 101.677943°W, situated in Ward County. ZIP code 58779. 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.
