Wolford, North Dakota Weather
Wolford, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Wolford, Pierce County.
Full aviation weather for Wolford is published on the Rugby Municipal Airport (KRUG) page, 26 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 Wolford 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 Wolford: Leeds Municipal Airport (KD31) 32 km · Cando Municipal Airport (K9D7) 35 km · Rolla Municipal Airport (K06D) 43 km
Conditions reported at KRUG describe the airfield itself. Weather 26 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Wolford specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Wolford.
About Wolford, North Dakota
Wolford rests on a broad, sweeping expanse of North Dakota prairie, where the land rolls with a gentle, almost imperceptible swell under an immense, ever-changing sky. It lies 75.4 miles east-north-east of Minot, ND (from Minot, ND: bearing 75°T), and is situated 16.1 miles north-east of Rugby. The fields, a patchwork quilt of ripening grains and fallow earth, stretch to horizons so distant they blur into the pale blue of the heavens, broken only by the occasional cluster of farm buildings or a solitary windbreak of cottonwoods. In the early morning, a pearly mist often clings low to the ground, softening the sharp edges of the landscape and lending the air a cool, earthy scent. As the sun climbs, it burns away the haze, revealing the rich, dark loam that forms the backbone of this agricultural domain, a land that feels both ancient and perpetually renewed with each passing season. The story of Wolford is intrinsically tied to the fertile soil that surrounds it. Its early settlers, drawn by the promise of opportunity and the vast, open spaces, established a community built on hard work and resilience. The local economy has long been anchored by agriculture, with generations of families cultivating wheat, barley, and sunflowers, their livelihoods dictated by the rhythm of the seasons and the bounty of the earth. While the world outside has rushed forward, a quiet steadiness prevails in Wolford, a sense of enduring connection to the land and to the shared experiences of its people. The grain elevators, stark sentinels against the sky, stand as silent monuments to this enduring agricultural heritage, their presence a constant reminder of the community's deep roots.
Live animated radar for Wolford 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 | Wolford, Pierce County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 48.498607°N, 99.704308°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58385 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Wolford, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wolford, 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 Wolford includes coordinates 48.498607°N, 99.704308°W, situated in Pierce County. ZIP code 58385. 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.
