Esmond, North Dakota Weather
Esmond, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Esmond, Benson County.
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About Esmond, North Dakota
Esmond rests on a land shaped by the patient work of glaciers, a subtle, rolling prairie that stretches to horizons so vast they seem to hold all the sky. It lies 72.0 miles east of Minot, ND (from Minot, ND: bearing 100°T), and is situated 25.4 miles south-south-east of Rugby. Here, the earth wears a coat of rich, dark soil, interrupted only by the occasional shimmer of a water feature, a testament to the ancient forces that smoothed and sculpted this terrain. The air itself often carries a clean, crisp scent, especially after a rain, a fragrance of damp earth and growing things, and in the quiet of a summer evening, the land seems to exhale a soft, golden light that lingers long after the sun has dipped below the edge of the world. The story of Esmond is written in wheat fields and the enduring spirit of those who have coaxed sustenance from this fertile ground. For decades, agriculture has been the lifeblood of Esmond, its economy tied to the predictable cycles of planting and harvest, a rhythm that dictates the pace of life. The town, small and intimate, retains the echoes of its pioneering past, a sense of community forged in shared labor and the quiet resilience required to thrive in this wide-open landscape. It is a place where the past is not so much buried as it is a gentle undercurrent, felt in the stoic faces of its residents and the enduring architecture that has weathered countless seasons.
Live animated radar for Esmond and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Esmond, Benson County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 48.03584°N, 99.762074°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58332 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Esmond, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Esmond, 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 Esmond includes coordinates 48.035840°N, 99.762074°W, situated in Benson County. ZIP code 58332. 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.
