Voltaire, North Dakota Weather
Voltaire, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Voltaire, McHenry County.
Full aviation weather for Voltaire is published on the Minot International Airport (KMOT) page, 42 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 Voltaire 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 Voltaire: Minot Air Force Base (KMIB) 58 km
Conditions reported at KMOT describe the airfield itself. Weather 42 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Voltaire specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Voltaire.
About Voltaire, North Dakota
Voltaire rests upon the vast, sweeping plains of North Dakota, a place where the horizon stretches with an almost audacious generosity. It lies 25.6 miles south-east of Minot, ND (from Minot, ND: bearing 125°T), and is situated 4.7 miles east-south-east of Velva. Here, the land rolls in gentle swells, the cultivated fields a patchwork quilt of gold and green under an immense, ever-changing sky. The air itself carries a clean, crisp scent, a promise of distance and wide-open spaces. In the quiet of dawn, the eastern sky bleeds into hues of rose and apricot, painting the dew-kissed prairie grass with a soft, ethereal glow. The character of Voltaire is one of quiet resilience, a steadfastness born from the very earth it inhabits, where the wind whispers secrets across miles of unbroken terrain. The history of Voltaire is deeply entwined with the agricultural heartbeat of the region, a legacy of hardy settlers who carved a life from this seemingly austere landscape. Wheat and barley have long been the lifeblood of the local economy, their golden heads bowing in unison under the summer sun, a testament to the enduring spirit of the farming families. Though the railroad tracks that once brought prosperity have long since faded into memory, the spirit of connection and community remains. Visitors might find the absence of grand monuments striking, but the true landmarks of Voltaire are the weathered barns standing sentinel against the wind, the endless fields that stretch to meet the sky, and the quiet dignity of a people who understand the profound beauty of simplicity and the deep, abiding strength found in the land.
Live animated radar for Voltaire 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 | Voltaire, McHenry County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 48.020563°N, 100.841537°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58792 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Voltaire, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Voltaire, 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 Voltaire includes coordinates 48.020563°N, 100.841537°W, situated in McHenry County. ZIP code 58792. 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.
