Willow City, North Dakota Weather
Willow City, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Willow City, Bottineau County.
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About Willow City, North Dakota
Willow City rests in a broad, open expanse where the land rolls gently, a vast canvas under an immense sky. It lies 52.6 miles east-north-east of Minot, ND (from Minot, ND: bearing 60°T), and is situated 16.9 miles south-south-east of Bottineau. The air here carries the clean, crisp scent of prairie grasses and distant pine, especially potent after a summer rain, and the light at dusk paints the western horizon in hues of soft apricot and deep violet. Fields of amber grain, gold under the midday sun, stretch to meet the horizon, punctuated by the occasional dark smudge of a farmstead or the solitary silhouette of a windbreak. The silence is not empty but full, a resonant hum of wind through dry stalks and the faint, distant cry of a hawk circling high above. The story of Willow City is written in the rich, dark soil that has sustained generations of farmers and ranchers. Founded in an era when the promise of fertile land drew hopeful souls westward, its economy has long been tied to the bounty of the earth, with wheat, barley, and cattle forming the backbone of its livelihood. For many years, the railroad was the town's vital artery, bringing in supplies and carrying out the harvest, and though its influence has waned, the spirit of resilience and hard work remains. The distinctive character of Willow City is found in its quiet persistence, a place where the seasons dictate the rhythm of life and neighbors still know each other's names, a testament to the enduring strength of prairie communities.
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| Location | Willow City, Bottineau County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 48.604443°N, 100.294301°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58384 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Willow City, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Willow 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 Willow City includes coordinates 48.604443°N, 100.294301°W, situated in Bottineau County. ZIP code 58384. 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.
