Watford City, North Dakota Weather
Watford City, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Watford City, McKenzie County.
Full aviation weather for Watford City is published on the Watford City Municipal Airport (KS25) page, 2 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 Watford City 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 Watford City: Weydahl Field (K9Y1) 60 km
Conditions reported at KS25 describe the airfield itself. Weather 2 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Watford City specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Watford City.
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.
Live animated radar for Watford City 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 | 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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
