Upham, North Dakota Weather
Upham, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Upham, McHenry County.
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About Upham, North Dakota
Upham rests on a wide, gently sloping plain where the sky feels impossibly vast, a canvas that shifts from the sharp, crystalline blues of midday to the bruised purples and fiery oranges of sunset. It lies 35.5 miles north-east of Minot, ND (from Minot, ND: bearing 47°T), and is situated 29.6 miles east-north-east of Minot AFB. The land here, a rich, dark loam, rolls in soft waves under an endless horizon, broken only by the occasional solitary farmhouse or a stand of cottonwoods whispering secrets to the wind. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, a blend of sun-baked earth and the faint, sweet perfume of wild grasses that carpet the roadside ditches. Even in the quietest moments, there's a palpable sense of space, an invitation to breathe deeply and let the immensity of the prairie settle into your bones. The story of Upham is etched into the very soil, a testament to the hardy souls who first coaxed life from this often-challenging landscape. It grew from the dreams of homesteaders, a place where the railroad lines once thrummed with promise, connecting these far-flung settlements to the wider world. Today, the local economy still leans into the enduring strength of agriculture, with fields of golden wheat and sturdy sunflowers stretching out as far as the eye can see, their cyclical growth mirroring the unhurried rhythm of life in Upham. While the grand pronouncements of history may have faded, a quiet resilience remains, a deep understanding of the land's bounty and the enduring spirit of its people who continue to cultivate the prairie.
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| Location | Upham, McHenry County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 48.581673°N, 100.728194°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58789 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Upham, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Upham, 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 Upham includes coordinates 48.581673°N, 100.728194°W, situated in McHenry County. ZIP code 58789. 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.
