Abercrombie, North Dakota Weather
Abercrombie, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Abercrombie, Richland County.
Full aviation weather for Abercrombie is published on the Harry Stern Airport (KBWP) page, 24 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. 6 airfields within reach of Abercrombie 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 Abercrombie: Hamry Field (KK74) 30 km · Moorhead Municipal Airport (KJKJ) 44 km · Fergus Falls Municipal Airport - Einar Mickelson Field (KFFM) 48 km · West Fargo Municipal Airport (KD54) 52 km · Pelican Rapids Muni-Lyon's Field (K47Y) 52 km
Conditions reported at KBWP describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Abercrombie specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Abercrombie.
About Abercrombie, North Dakota
Abercrombie rests on the broad, fertile plains where the land opens to an immense sky, a place defined by the gentle swell and fall of glacial till. It lies 29.5 miles south of Moorhead, MN (from Moorhead, MN: bearing 177°T), and is situated 13.9 miles north-north-west of Wahpeton. Fields of wheat and corn stretch towards the horizon, their green and gold hues shifting with the wind, a living, breathing quilt under the vast North Dakota heavens. The air here, especially in the quiet hours of early morning, carries a crisp, clean scent of earth and growing things, a subtle perfume that speaks of the deep, dark soil beneath. The occasional cluster of cottonwood trees, their leaves rustling like whispered secrets, offers a fleeting, verdant punctuation to the expansive agricultural landscape. The story of Abercrombie is one of hardy souls drawn to this generous earth, a history rooted in the relentless cultivation of the prairie. Its local economy, then and now, is inextricably tied to the bounty of the land, the rhythm of planting and harvest dictating the pulse of life. The faint echo of the railroad, a vital artery in earlier days, still seems to hum beneath the surface, a reminder of the journeys taken and the goods transported that shaped Abercrombie's early prosperity. Though no grand monuments or bustling centers of commerce mark its presence, the enduring spirit of self-reliance and connection to the soil imbues Abercrombie with a quiet, unyielding character.
Live animated radar for Abercrombie 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 | Abercrombie, Richland County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 46.447738°N, 96.730356°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58001 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Abercrombie, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Abercrombie, 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 Abercrombie includes coordinates 46.447738°N, 96.730356°W, situated in Richland County. ZIP code 58001. 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.
