Carson, North Dakota Weather
Carson, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Carson, Grant County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Carson.
About Carson, North Dakota
Carson lies like a forgotten trinket on the vast, sweeping plains of Grant County, North Dakota, a place where the horizon stretches so far it seems to swallow the very notion of edges. It lies 45.9 miles south-west of Bismarck, ND (from Bismarck, ND: bearing 234°T), and is situated 13.4 miles east of Elgin. The land here is a study in subtle shifts, rolling hills that meet the sky with a tender curve, their surfaces a patchwork quilt of wheat fields and prairie grass that rustles with a dry whisper under the immense, indifferent sky. In the heat of summer, the air hangs thick and shimmering, carrying the scent of sun-baked earth and distant, unseen livestock, while in winter, the stark beauty of snow-laden fields can feel as profound and silent as a forgotten prayer. The character of Carson is as unadorned as the landscape, honest and sturdy, with houses that stand squarely against the wind and people who carry the quiet resilience of those who have long understood the power of the elements. This is a place where the echoes of homesteaders still resonate, their dreams etched into the very soil that sustains the modern economy of Carson. Agriculture remains the lifeblood, with grain elevators standing like sentinels against the sky, silent witnesses to generations of farmers who have coaxed bounty from this prairie earth. The history of Carson is a narrative of endurance, of families arriving with little more than hope and a willingness to work, building a life from the ground up. While no grand monuments mark its past, the grain storage facilities themselves speak of the ingenuity and hard labor that built this locality, a testament to the practical spirit that defines its people. The rhythm of Carson is measured by the seasons and the planting and harvesting cycles, a steady, unhurried beat that allows for contemplation and a deep connection to the land.
Live animated radar for Carson and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Carson, Grant County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 46.417784°N, 101.564865°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58529 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Carson, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Carson, 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 Carson includes coordinates 46.417784°N, 101.564865°W, situated in Grant County. ZIP code 58529. Telephone area code: 701. Timezone: Mountain Time (America/Denver).
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.
