Briarwood, North Dakota Weather
Briarwood, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Briarwood, Cass County.
Full aviation weather for Briarwood is published on the Moorhead Municipal Airport (KJKJ) page, 12 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 Briarwood 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 Briarwood: Hector International Airport (KFAR) 15 km · West Fargo Municipal Airport (KD54) 16 km · Hamry Field (KK74) 22 km · Casselton Robert Miller Regional Airport (K5N8) 32 km · Pelican Rapids Muni-Lyon's Field (K47Y) 55 km
Conditions reported at KJKJ describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Briarwood specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Briarwood.
About Briarwood, North Dakota
Briarwood lies across the wide, flat expanse of the North Dakota prairie, a place where the sky feels impossibly vast and the horizon stretches out in an unbroken, emerald line. It lies 6.2 miles south-south-west of Moorhead, MN (from Moorhead, MN: bearing 193°T), and is situated 6.3 miles south of Fargo. The land here is a testament to the relentless work of wind and water, sculpted into gentle swells and shallow, unassuming valleys that cradle the few scattered farmsteads. In the summer, the air hums with the industry of unseen insects, a constant, low thrum that underscores the quietude, and the sunlight, when it breaks through the clouds, falls in broad, golden sheets, illuminating fields of wheat and corn that ripple like a living sea. The very air smells clean and earthy, carrying the faint, sweet scent of ripening grain and the distant, damp perfume of the Sheyenne River. The history of Briarwood is etched into the soil, a narrative of tenacious settlers who carved their lives from the unforgiving earth, their stories whispered on the prairie winds. This is a landscape shaped by agriculture, where the local economy has always been intrinsically tied to the bounty of the land, the rhythm of planting and harvest dictating the pulse of daily life. While the grand pronouncements of history might overlook this quiet corner, the enduring legacy of the homesteaders, their hopes and struggles, imbues Briarwood with a deep, quiet strength. The Sheyenne River, a silver ribbon winding through the landscape, has long been a vital artery, providing water for crops and a cool respite in the heat of summer, a constant reminder of nature's enduring presence in this corner of Cass County.
Live animated radar for Briarwood 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 | Briarwood, Cass County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 46.786075°N, 96.797027°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58104 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Briarwood, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Briarwood, 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 Briarwood includes coordinates 46.786075°N, 96.797027°W, situated in Cass County. ZIP code 58104. 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.
