Alsen, North Dakota Weather
Alsen, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Alsen, Cavalier County.
Full aviation weather for Alsen is published on the Robertson Field (KD55) page, 27 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. 3 airfields within reach of Alsen 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 Alsen: Cando Municipal Airport (K9D7) 42 km · Devils Lake Regional Airport (KDVL) 59 km
Conditions reported at KD55 describe the airfield itself. Weather 27 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Alsen specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Alsen.
About Alsen, North Dakota
Alsen rests on the broad shoulders of the prairie, a place where the sky feels impossibly vast and the land stretches out in quiet, unfurling plains. It lies 91.0 miles west-north-west of Grand Forks, ND (from Grand Forks, ND: bearing 303°T), and is situated 17.8 miles west-south-west of Langdon. The horizon here is a clean, sharp line, broken only by the occasional cluster of trees or the low-slung silhouette of a farmhouse. In summer, the air hums with the drone of unseen insects and the scent of sun-baked earth and wild grasses, a dry, sweet perfume that clings to everything. Winter brings a starker beauty, a monochrome world of white and muted greys where the wind carves drifts into sculpted forms, and the silence can be profound, broken only by the creak of frozen wood. The light, especially at dusk, paints the western sky in bruised purples and fiery oranges, a slow, magnificent fade that seems to swallow the day whole. The story of Alsen is written in wheat fields and the enduring spirit of those who settled this fertile land. This is a place built on agriculture, the rhythm of its life dictated by the planting and harvesting of crops that feed the nation. The economy here, though modest, is deeply rooted in the soil, a testament to the hard work and perseverance of generations. You can sense the history in the weathered barns and the quiet dignity of the few businesses that line the main road, each one a small anchor in the immensity of the landscape. There are no grand monuments or bustling attractions; the true spectacle of Alsen is its unadorned sweep of land and the enduring character of its people, shaped by the elements and the quiet strength of community.
Live animated radar for Alsen 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 | Alsen, Cavalier County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 48.630563°N, 98.704849°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58311 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Alsen, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Alsen, 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 Alsen includes coordinates 48.630563°N, 98.704849°W, situated in Cavalier County. ZIP code 58311. 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.
