Cooperstown, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Cooperstown, Griggs County.
Full aviation weather for Cooperstown is published on the Cooperstown Municipal Airport (KS32) page, 3 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. 4 airfields within reach of Cooperstown 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 Cooperstown: McVille Municipal Airport (K8M6) 36 km · Northwood Municipal Airpiort - Vince Field (K4V4) 51 km · Barnes County Municipal Airport (KBAC) 57 km
Conditions reported at KS32 describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Cooperstown specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Cooperstown.
Cooperstown rests on a broad, fertile plain, a gentle swell of land that seems to cup the vast prairie sky. It lies 60.7 miles west-south-west of Grand Forks, ND (from Grand Forks, ND: bearing 237°T), and is situated 36.5 miles north of Valley City. Here, the horizon stretches with an almost audacious expanse, broken only by the distant, faint silhouette of trees or the sharp, vertical punctuation of a grain elevator. The air, particularly in the late afternoon, carries a clean, dry scent of sun-baked earth and ripening wheat, a fragrance that clings to the senses long after the light begins to soften into hues of apricot and rose. The streets of Cooperstown are wide and orderly, lined with sturdy, unpretentious buildings that speak of a quiet resilience. Even the wind, which often sweeps across this open country, seems to adopt a more measured cadence as it passes through the town, a whisper rather than a roar. The economy of Cooperstown has long been anchored to the rich soil that surrounds it, a legacy of hardy settlers who recognized the bounty of this land. Farming, predominantly wheat and sunflowers, remains the lifeblood, their golden fields stretching to the very edge of vision, a testament to generations of labor and a deep understanding of the prairie's temperament. The town itself, though small, possesses a distinct character, a self-reliance born from its isolation and the shared experience of enduring the seasons. The annual Griggs County Fair, a vibrant explosion of local pride and agricultural achievement, serves as a focal point for this enduring community spirit, a time when the quiet hum of everyday life gives way to a lively celebration of harvest and heritage.
Live animated radar for Cooperstown 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 | Cooperstown, Griggs County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 47.444438°N, 98.123984°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58425 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cooperstown, 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 Cooperstown includes coordinates 47.444438°N, 98.123984°W, situated in Griggs County. ZIP code 58425. 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.