Wales, North Dakota Weather
Wales, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Wales, Cavalier County.
Full aviation weather for Wales is published on the Robertson Field (KD55) page, 22 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 Wales 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 Wales: Walhalla Municipal Airport (K96D) 51 km
Conditions reported at KD55 describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Wales specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Wales.
About Wales, North Dakota
Wales, North Dakota, unfolds across a landscape of broad, open prairie, where the land rolls with a subtle, almost imperceptible grace under an immense sky. It lies 98.4 miles north-west of Grand Forks, ND (from Grand Forks, ND: bearing 314°T), and is situated 14.2 miles north-west of Langdon. The horizon is a clean, sharp line, broken only by the occasional cluster of farm buildings or the distant, stoic silhouette of a grain elevator, its paint weathered by countless seasons of sun and wind. A fine, powdery dust often hangs in the air, catching the afternoon light and lending a softness to the otherwise stark beauty of the fields, a gentle haze that speaks of the earth’s constant, quiet work. The air itself carries a clean, crisp scent, a blend of dry grass and the faint, earthy aroma of tilled soil, a fragrance that seems to expand with the sheer, unhindered space. The history of Wales is etched not in grand monuments, but in the persistent cultivation of this land, a testament to the resilience of those who first settled here, drawn by the promise of rich, dark soil. The local economy, rooted firmly in agriculture, revolves around the cycles of wheat and barley, a rhythm dictated by the sun and rain, with the hum of combines a familiar sound in late summer. While no single towering landmark defines its character, the unassuming grain elevators stand as silent sentinels of this agricultural heartland, their sheer presence a reminder of the generations who have coaxed sustenance from these plains. The pace of life in Wales is one of steady purpose, where neighbourly ties are as strong as the wind that sweeps across the open country, a quiet dedication to the land that sustains it.
Live animated radar for Wales 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 | Wales, Cavalier County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 48.895837°N, 98.602621°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58281 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Wales, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wales, 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 Wales includes coordinates 48.895837°N, 98.602621°W, situated in Cavalier County. ZIP code 58281. 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.
