Stanley, North Dakota Weather
Stanley, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Stanley, Mountrail County.
Full aviation weather for Stanley is published on the Parshall Hankins Airport (KY74) page, 46 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. 2 airfields within reach of Stanley 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 Stanley: Kenmare Municipal Airport (K7K5) 46 km
Conditions reported at KY74 describe the airfield itself. Weather 46 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Stanley specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Stanley.
About Stanley, North Dakota
Stanley rests on a broad, gently rolling expanse of North Dakota prairie, where the sky seems to stretch into an infinite, pale blue canvas, especially in the limpid light of late afternoon. It lies 50.7 miles west of Minot, ND (from Minot, ND: bearing 277°T), and is situated 23.7 miles north of New Town. The land itself is a study in subtle shades of ochre and faded green, a vast, quiet stage for the slow drama of the seasons. Horizons here are long, unhindered by the dramatic rise of hills or the dense embrace of forests, allowing the eye to travel unimpeded across fields of wheat and barley that ripple like a golden sea under the constant caress of the wind. The air, even in the height of summer, carries a crisp, clean quality, a testament to the sheer openness of this country, and the scattered farmsteads, mere pinpricks against the immensity, seem to breathe with a peaceful, solitary rhythm. The history of Stanley is deeply entwined with the westward expansion and the promise of fertile land, a story of resilience and adaptation to the unforgiving, yet generous, prairie environment. Founded in the early days of railroad construction, it became a vital hub for the surrounding agricultural communities, its fortunes tied to the success of crops like durum wheat and the ever-present cattle ranches that dot the landscape. The local economy, while rooted in agriculture, has seen the quiet influence of energy exploration in recent decades, a subtle shift that brings its own unique pulse to the town. There is a palpable sense of enduring spirit in Stanley, a quiet pride in the generations who have worked this land, and a friendly, unpretentious character that defines the everyday interactions of its residents, a shared understanding forged by the enduring elements.
Live animated radar for Stanley 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 | Stanley, Mountrail County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 48.317241°N, 102.390452°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58784 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Stanley, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Stanley, 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 Stanley includes coordinates 48.317241°N, 102.390452°W, situated in Mountrail County. ZIP code 58784. 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.
