Fairmount, North Dakota Weather
Fairmount, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Fairmount, Richland County.
Full aviation weather for Fairmount is published on the Harry Stern Airport (KBWP) page, 21 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 Fairmount 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 Fairmount: Wheaton Municipal Airport (KETH) 31 km · Fergus Falls Municipal Airport - Einar Mickelson Field (KFFM) 43 km · Sisseton Municipal Airport (K8D3) 52 km
Conditions reported at KBWP describe the airfield itself. Weather 21 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Fairmount specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Fairmount.
About Fairmount, North Dakota
Fairmount lies at the edge of a vast, fertile plain, where the land rolls with a gentle, persistent grace. It lies 57.1 miles south of Moorhead, MN (from Moorhead, MN: bearing 172°T), and is situated 14.5 miles south of Wahpeton. The sky here is an immense, ever-shifting canvas, its blues deepening to indigo at dusk, a spectacle that can hold a watcher captive. Fields of grain, a patchwork of gold and green in summer, stretch to horizons that seem impossibly distant, punctuated by windbreaks of sturdy trees that stand like patient sentinels against the open expanse. The air, particularly after a rain, carries the clean, earthy scent of turned soil and growing things, a tangible presence that speaks of the land's deep generosity. Farmsteads, often crowned with silos that gleam white in the sun, are scattered across this landscape, each a small nexus of human endeavor against the immensity of nature. The history of Fairmount is deeply entwined with the northward push of agriculture, a legacy evident in the sturdy, practical architecture of its older buildings and the enduring spirit of its people. For generations, the local economy has been rooted in the bounty of the surrounding fields, with crops like wheat and corn forming the backbone of its prosperity, a rhythm dictated by the seasons. While the broader agricultural landscape has seen change, the core commitment to the land persists, fostering a quiet resilience. The community itself possesses a distinct character, one forged by shared experience and the practicalities of life on the prairie, where neighborly support is not an abstract concept but a necessity. Even now, the quiet hum of machinery in the distance, the occasional rumble of a grain truck, are sounds that echo the continuous, vital pulse of Fairmount.
Live animated radar for Fairmount 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 | Fairmount, Richland County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 46.054959°N, 96.602294°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58030 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fairmount, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fairmount, 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 Fairmount includes coordinates 46.054959°N, 96.602294°W, situated in Richland County. ZIP code 58030. 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.
