Sheldon, North Dakota Weather
Sheldon, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Sheldon, Ransom County.
Full aviation weather for Sheldon is published on the Casselton Robert Miller Regional Airport (K5N8) page, 37 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. 5 airfields within reach of Sheldon 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 Sheldon: Hamry Field (KK74) 38 km · Gwinner Roger Melroe Field (KGWR) 42 km · West Fargo Municipal Airport (KD54) 56 km · Barnes County Municipal Airport (KBAC) 56 km
Conditions reported at K5N8 describe the airfield itself. Weather 37 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Sheldon specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Sheldon.
About Sheldon, North Dakota
Sheldon rests in a broad, fertile plain where the sky seems to stretch forever, a vast canvas painted with the subtle shifts of prairie light. It lies 34.4 miles south-west of West Fargo, ND (from West Fargo, ND: bearing 235°T), and is situated 5.8 miles east-south-east of Enderlin. The land here rolls gently, a soft topography sculpted by ancient glaciers and the persistent caress of wind, giving way to fields that ripple with the gold and green of ripening grain. In the quiet hours, a profound stillness settles, broken only by the distant hum of machinery or the cry of a hawk tracing invisible currents overhead. The air itself carries a clean, dry scent, a mixture of sun-baked earth and the faint, sweet perfume of wild grasses that fringe the cultivated acres. The history of Sheldon is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of this land, a story of pioneers who saw promise in the rich soil and worked to coax a living from its depths. The local economy, then and now, is anchored by the cultivation of wheat, corn, and soybeans, the lifeblood of the region flowing through the silos and grain elevators that punctuate the horizon. Traces of its past can be felt in the enduring architecture of its older buildings, modest yet resilient, standing as quiet witnesses to the passage of generations. Sheldon remains a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of life, a community bound by the shared understanding of the land and the enduring spirit of those who call it home.
Live animated radar for Sheldon 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 | Sheldon, Ransom County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 46.585804°N, 97.491204°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58068 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sheldon, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sheldon, 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 Sheldon includes coordinates 46.585804°N, 97.491204°W, situated in Ransom County. ZIP code 58068. 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.
