Watford City, North Dakota Weather
Watford City, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Watford City, McKenzie County.
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About Watford City, North Dakota
Watford City rests on the wide expanse of the North Dakota prairie, a landscape defined by its subtle, rolling terrain and the immense, ever-present sky. It lies 28.4 miles south-south-east of Williston, ND (from Williston, ND: bearing 147°T), and is situated 28.6 miles west of Mandaree. The land here is a study in muted earth tones, the grasses shifting from pale gold to deep ochre depending on the season, interspersed with the occasional hardy shrub. The air, particularly in the early morning and late evening, carries a crispness that speaks of the northern latitude, a bracing purity that seems to cleanse the lungs. Distant horizons stretch out in an unbroken line, often softened by a haze that lends a dreamlike quality to the vastness, and the sun, when it descends, paints the western sky in hues of fiery orange and dusky rose, a daily spectacle of profound, quiet beauty. The history of Watford City is deeply intertwined with the agricultural roots of McKenzie County, a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictated life for generations. Ranching and farming were the pillars upon which this settlement was built, the land yielding its bounty to the persistent labor of its inhabitants. In more recent decades, a new economic current has surged through Watford City, drawn by the rich oil and gas deposits beneath the prairie floor. This influx has brought a dynamic energy to the community, a blend of the enduring pioneer spirit and the rapid development of a modern resource boom. Though the landscape remains largely untamed, with the Little Missouri River winding its way through nearby badlands, the character of Watford City is now a fascinating fusion of its agricultural heritage and its twenty-first-century industrial present.
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| Location | Watford City, McKenzie County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 47.802241°N, 103.283247°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58854 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Watford City, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Watford City, 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 Watford City includes coordinates 47.802241°N, 103.283247°W, situated in McKenzie County. ZIP code 58854. 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.
