Crosby, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Crosby, Divide County.
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Crosby rests on the broad, rolling plains of Divide County, a place where the sky feels immense and the horizon stretches out in an unbroken line. It lies 55.0 miles north-north-east of Williston, ND (from Williston, ND: bearing 15°T), and is situated 39.3 miles north-north-west of Tioga. The land here is a study in subtle contours, vast fields of wheat and barley rippling like an ocean under the wide North Dakota sun, punctuated by the occasional cluster of cottonwood trees along a shallow coulee, their leaves a vibrant green in the summer and a blaze of gold in the autumn. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a crisp, clean scent of sun-baked earth and growing things, a fragrance that seems to settle deep within the lungs. Evenings bring a profound stillness, broken only by the distant lowing of cattle or the whisper of wind across the unbroken expanse. The history of Crosby is etched into the very character of its people, descendants of homesteaders who braved the elements to carve a life from this fertile ground. Its economy has long been tied to the bounty of the land, with agriculture forming the bedrock of its prosperity, though the discovery of oil in the region in recent decades has brought a new dynamism, a hum of industry that complements the quiet agricultural rhythms. The town itself, with its sturdy brick buildings and welcoming storefronts, reflects a practical resilience, a testament to generations who have learned to adapt and thrive in this northern prairie landscape. Crosby holds a quiet pride in its heritage, a sense of community forged by shared seasons and the enduring spirit of the American frontier.
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| Location | Crosby, Divide County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 48.9142°N, 103.29491°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58730 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Crosby, 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 Crosby includes coordinates 48.914200°N, 103.294910°W, situated in Divide County. ZIP code 58730. 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. 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.