Lidgerwood, North Dakota Weather
Lidgerwood, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Lidgerwood, Richland County.
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About Lidgerwood, North Dakota
Lidgerwood rests on a broad, cultivated expanse where the prairie sky seems to stretch endlessly in every direction. It lies 56.5 miles south-south-west of West Fargo, ND (from West Fargo, ND: bearing 192°T), and is situated 12.0 miles west of Hankinson. The land rolls with a gentle, almost imperceptible swell, a vast canvas painted in the muted greens of summer crops and the rich browns of tilled earth. Fields of wheat and corn, stretching to horizons that blur into the pale blue of the heavens, are dissected by the occasional, straight-lined township road, a stark geometric counterpoint to the organic sweep of the landscape. Even the air here carries a certain clarity, a crispness that sharpens the edges of distant farmsteads and imbues the setting sun with an almost luminous quality, turning the fading light into a balm on the open land. The story of Lidgerwood is deeply interwoven with the agricultural spirit of Richland County, a history forged by hardy settlers drawn to the fertile soil of the northern plains. The town’s economy, though diversified over the years, still echoes its agricultural roots, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels against the sky, testament to the bounty of the land. Local businesses, often family-run, provide the steady hum of daily commerce, a quiet industriousness that underpins the community. The distinctive character of Lidgerwood is not found in towering monuments, but in the enduring spirit of its people and the unwavering embrace of the open prairie, a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pulse of life.
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| Location | Lidgerwood, Richland County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 46.075516°N, 97.151755°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58053 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lidgerwood, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lidgerwood, 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 Lidgerwood includes coordinates 46.075516°N, 97.151755°W, situated in Richland County. ZIP code 58053. 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.
