Center, North Dakota Weather
Center, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Center, Oliver County.
Full aviation weather for Center is published on the Mercer County Regional Airport (KHZE) page, 29 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. 5 airfields within reach of Center 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 Center: Beulah Airport (K95D) 42 km · Mandan Municipal Airport (KY19) 50 km · Glen Ullin Regional Airport (KD57) 54 km · Bismarck Municipal Airport (KBIS) 57 km
Conditions reported at KHZE describe the airfield itself. Weather 29 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Center specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Center.
About Center, North Dakota
Center, North Dakota, unfolds across a landscape of broad, rolling plains, where the sky seems to stretch infinitely, a vast canvas of shifting blues and grays. It lies 32.3 miles north-west of Bismarck, ND (from Bismarck, ND: bearing 311°T), and is situated 19.5 miles south-east of Hazen. The land itself is a study in subtle textures, a mosaic of golden wheat fields and the darker, richer earth of fallow ground, broken only by the occasional cluster of sturdy farmhouses and windbreaks of cottonwood trees that stand sentinel against the prairie wind. The air here carries the clean, dry scent of sun-baked soil and the distant, sweet aroma of ripening grain, a fragrance that clings to everything under the immense, luminous sky. Evenings bring a particular magic as the sun dips below the horizon, painting the western sky in fiery hues of orange and crimson, casting long, melancholic shadows that stretch across the undulating terrain, a quiet testament to the enduring spirit of this place. The story of Center is deeply intertwined with the agricultural lifeblood of Oliver County, a place where generations have coaxed sustenance from this fertile earth. Originally settled by hardy pioneers drawn to the promise of open land, Center has long been a hub for farming and ranching, its economy tethered to the cycles of planting and harvest. The distant glint of machinery in the fields, whether a combine harvesting bounty or a tractor turning soil, is a familiar sound that echoes the enduring rhythm of life here. While modern advancements have touched the lives of its residents, a profound connection to the land and a sense of community forged in shared endeavor remain the heart of Center's character.
Live animated radar for Center 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 | Center, Oliver County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 47.116385°N, 101.299594°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/North_Dakota/Center) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58530 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Center, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Center, 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 Center includes coordinates 47.116385°N, 101.299594°W, situated in Oliver County. ZIP code 58530. Telephone area code: 701. Timezone: Central Time (America/North_Dakota/Center).
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.
