Sanborn, North Dakota Weather
Sanborn, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Sanborn, Barnes County.
Full aviation weather for Sanborn is published on the Barnes County Municipal Airport (KBAC) page, 16 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. 3 airfields within reach of Sanborn 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 Sanborn: Jamestown Regional Airport (KJMS) 34 km · Cooperstown Municipal Airport (KS32) 54 km
Conditions reported at KBAC describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Sanborn specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Sanborn.
About Sanborn, North Dakota
Sanborn rests on a broad, flat expanse of North Dakota prairie, where the horizon stretches with an almost unsettling clarity. It lies 62.7 miles west of West Fargo, ND (from West Fargo, ND: bearing 275°T), and is situated 10.5 miles west of Valley City. The land here is a study in subtle shifts of color, from the pale gold of harvested wheat fields in late summer to the deep, rich brown of freshly turned soil in spring. Sparse groves of cottonwoods, their leaves whispering like secrets in the breeze, dot the landscape, offering the only significant interruption to the vast, open sky that dominates everything. The air, especially during the long twilight hours, carries a clean, dry scent, tinged with the faint, earthy perfume of grass and distant livestock. Evenings here descend with a profound stillness, the silence broken only by the chirping of crickets and the occasional low rumble of a distant combine. The story of Sanborn is etched into the very pattern of its fields and the enduring spirit of its people, many of whom trace their lineage back to the early homesteaders who tamed this land. Originally established as a railroad town, its economy has always been tethered to the bounty of the surrounding agricultural lands, with wheat and soybeans forming the backbone of its prosperity. While the railroad's dominance has waned, the resilience of farming communities like Sanborn persists, a testament to hard work and adaptation. There are no grand monuments here, no bustling tourist attractions, but a quiet dignity pervades, found in the sturdy grain elevators that stand sentinel against the prairie wind and the friendly nods exchanged between neighbors on Main Street. The local watering hole, a simple, unassuming building, serves as the unofficial town hall, a place where stories are shared and the rhythm of life in Sanborn is kept.
Live animated radar for Sanborn 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 | Sanborn, Barnes County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 46.942207°N, 98.224259°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58480 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sanborn, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sanborn, 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 Sanborn includes coordinates 46.942207°N, 98.224259°W, situated in Barnes County. ZIP code 58480. 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.
