Dwight, North Dakota Weather
Dwight, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Dwight, Richland County.
Full aviation weather for Dwight is published on the Harry Stern Airport (KBWP) page, 12 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 Dwight 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 Dwight: Hamry Field (KK74) 43 km · Fergus Falls Municipal Airport - Einar Mickelson Field (KFFM) 45 km · Moorhead Municipal Airport (KJKJ) 60 km · Wheaton Municipal Airport (KETH) 60 km
Conditions reported at KBWP describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Dwight specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Dwight.
About Dwight, North Dakota
Dwight lies on a broad, gently rolling prairie that stretches toward horizons that seem to shift with the changing light. It lies 39.4 miles south of Moorhead, MN (from Moorhead, MN: bearing 178°T), and is situated 6.9 miles west-north-west of Wahpeton. The land here is a study in muted greens and golds, punctuated by the stoic silhouettes of farmsteads and the occasional stand of cottonwood trees that cluster by the scarce waterways. The air, especially in the early morning or late afternoon, carries a crisp, clean scent of cultivated earth and distant, sun-baked grasses, a subtle perfume of the Dakotas. Even in the quietude, there's a sense of immense, open space, a sky that feels impossibly vast, capable of holding thunderstorms and the quiet descent of stars. The history of Dwight is tied to the rich soil that defines this region, a fertile ground that has sustained generations of farming families. The local economy remains firmly rooted in agriculture, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels against the sky, marking the pulse of harvests and the movement of crops. While much has changed since the initial homesteaders arrived, seeking opportunity on these expansive plains, a steadfast resilience persists in Dwight. The community retains a character shaped by the land and the enduring spirit of those who have made their lives here, a quiet testament to the enduring pull of the prairie.
Live animated radar for Dwight 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 | Dwight, Richland County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 46.304125°N, 96.738133°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58075 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Dwight, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dwight, 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 Dwight includes coordinates 46.304125°N, 96.738133°W, situated in Richland County. ZIP code 58075. 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.
