Casselton, North Dakota Weather
Casselton, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Casselton, Cass County.
Full aviation weather for Casselton is published on the Casselton Robert Miller Regional Airport (K5N8) page, 5 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 Casselton 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 Casselton: West Fargo Municipal Airport (KD54) 22 km · Hector International Airport (KFAR) 30 km · Hamry Field (KK74) 32 km · Moorhead Municipal Airport (KJKJ) 42 km · Hillsboro Municipal Airport (K3H4) 52 km
Conditions reported at K5N8 describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Casselton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Casselton.
About Casselton, North Dakota
Casselton sprawls across a broad, flat expanse of the Red River Valley, its grid of streets laid out with the neat precision of a farmer’s field. It lies 14.8 miles west of West Fargo, ND (from West Fargo, ND: bearing 277°T), and is situated 7.5 miles west of Mapleton. The sky here is a vast, often luminous presence, stretching from horizon to horizon, and the air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, clean scent of sun-baked earth and ripening grain. Low-slung buildings, many clad in weathered siding or brick, follow the gentle, almost imperceptible slope of the land, their angles softened by the immense sweep of the prairie. The character of Casselton is one of quiet resilience, a place where the immense scale of the natural world dictates the rhythm of life, and the horizon always promises more sky than land. The story of Casselton is deeply rooted in the fertile soil that surrounds it, a legacy of the agricultural pioneers who carved out this settlement from the vast grasslands. For generations, the local economy has been inextricably linked to the cultivation of wheat and other grains, their golden bounty flowing through the town’s grain elevators, monuments of industry against the boundless sky. This deep connection to the land has fostered a strong sense of community, a shared understanding of the seasons’ demands and the earth’s generosity. Casselton’s history is also marked by the enduring presence of the railroad, a lifeline that brought settlers and goods, and whose tracks still form a vital artery through the heart of the county, a constant reminder of the journeys that shaped this place.
Live animated radar for Casselton 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 | Casselton, Cass County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 46.900529°N, 97.2112°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58012 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Casselton, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Casselton, 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 Casselton includes coordinates 46.900529°N, 97.211200°W, situated in Cass County. ZIP code 58012. 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.
