White Shield, North Dakota Weather
White Shield, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for White Shield, McLean County.
Full aviation weather for White Shield is published on the Garrison Municipal Airport (KD05) page, 31 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. 4 airfields within reach of White Shield 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 White Shield: Parshall Hankins Airport (KY74) 38 km · Beulah Airport (K95D) 46 km · Mercer County Regional Airport (KHZE) 46 km
Conditions reported at KD05 describe the airfield itself. Weather 31 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at White Shield specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for White Shield.
About White Shield, North Dakota
White Shield sprawls across a landscape of subtle, sweeping plains, where the earth folds and unfolds in a quiet testament to geological patience. It lies 46.9 miles south-south-west of Minot, ND (from Minot, ND: bearing 213°T), and is situated 20.0 miles west of Garrison. The sky here is a vast, unburdened canvas, often brushed with hues of apricot and bruised plum as the sun dips below the horizon, casting long, attenuated shadows that stretch and distort the familiar contours of the land. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a crisp, dry scent, tinged with the faint, sweet aroma of sun-baked grasses and the distant promise of rain. The very character of White Shield is etched not in grand pronouncements, but in the patient endurance of the soil and the wide, unblinking gaze of the prairie sky. The history of White Shield is intrinsically tied to the fertile earth and the resourceful spirit of its people. For generations, agriculture has been the lifeblood, with amber waves of grain and the sturdy silhouettes of cattle farms defining the economic horizon. This is a place where the legacy of homesteaders and the enduring traditions of Indigenous communities intertwine, creating a unique cultural tapestry woven from resilience and deep connection to the land. The subtle hum of tractors in the distance, the occasional glint of sunlight off a distant grain elevator, these are the sounds and sights that speak of a continuity, a quiet strength that has weathered the seasons and the passage of time in White Shield.
Live animated radar for White Shield 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 | White Shield, McLean County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 47.661393°N, 101.845168°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58775 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This White Shield, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for White Shield, 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 White Shield includes coordinates 47.661393°N, 101.845168°W, situated in McLean County. ZIP code 58775. 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.
