Sentinel Butte, North Dakota Weather
Sentinel Butte, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Sentinel Butte, Golden Valley County.
Full aviation weather for Sentinel Butte is published on the Beach Airport (K20U) page, 11 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.
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.
Conditions reported at K20U describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Sentinel Butte specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Sentinel Butte.
About Sentinel Butte, North Dakota
Sentinel Butte rises from the prairie like a weathered guardian, its broad, flat summit a stark contrast to the rolling grasslands that stretch to the horizon under an immense sky. It lies 49.6 miles west of Dickinson, ND (from Dickinson, ND: bearing 274°T), and is situated 7.8 miles east of Beach. The air here carries the scent of dry earth and distant cattle, a clean, crisp aroma that sharpens the senses. The butte itself, a prominent geological feature, stands as a silent observer of the land, its slopes a muted tapestry of sagebrush and hardy grasses, punctuated by the occasional hardy juniper. Sunlight, when it breaks through the vast, often dramatic cloud formations, paints the landscape in hues of gold and ochre, giving the very soil a luminous quality. The quiet here is profound, broken only by the whisper of wind or the cry of a hawk circling high above, a stillness that speaks of ages past and a landscape that has endured. The history of Sentinel Butte is deeply entwined with the cattle ranching that has long defined this region, its economy still largely rooted in the raising of livestock. For generations, families have worked this land, their lives mirroring the cyclical rhythms of nature, a tradition that continues to shape the character of Sentinel Butte. The butte, in its silent prominence, has been a landmark for travelers and settlers alike, a constant in a landscape that shifts with the seasons. Though small, Sentinel Butte possesses a spirit of resilience, its inhabitants drawing strength from the very land that surrounds them, a connection that fosters a quiet pride and a deep understanding of what it means to thrive in this open, unyielding country.
Live animated radar for Sentinel Butte 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.
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| Location | Sentinel Butte, Golden Valley County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 46.918347°N, 103.838811°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58654 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sentinel Butte, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sentinel Butte, 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 Sentinel Butte includes coordinates 46.918347°N, 103.838811°W, situated in Golden Valley County. ZIP code 58654. Telephone area code: 701. Timezone: Mountain Time (America/Denver).
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.
