Maddock, North Dakota Weather
Maddock, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Maddock, Benson County.
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About Maddock, North Dakota
Maddock rises from the vast, rolling plains of North Dakota, a quiet sentinel under an immense sky. It lies 83.6 miles east-south-east of Minot, ND (from Minot, ND: bearing 102°T), and is situated 23.0 miles north-east of Harvey. The landscape here is a study in subtle contours, where fields of wheat and barley stretch to horizons broken only by the distant, hazy smudge of trees or the occasional weathered barn. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the faint sweetness of ripening grain, and the light itself seems to possess a certain clarity, casting long, sharp shadows that define the gentle swells of the land. Even the silence here feels palpable, a deep stillness punctuated only by the whisper of wind through the prairie grass or the distant, mournful cry of a hawk. Founded in the early 20th century, Maddock’s story is intrinsically linked to the agricultural heartland it inhabits. Its economy, like that of many places in Benson County, has long been tethered to the fortunes of the soil, with grain elevators standing as stoic monuments to generations of farmers who have coaxed sustenance from this fertile ground. The town itself retains a sense of unhurried purpose, its main street a familiar collection of modest businesses and residences, where life unfolds at a pace dictated by the seasons rather than the clock. This enduring connection to the land, to the cyclical rhythms of planting and harvest, imbues Maddock with a quiet resilience, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who have chosen to make their lives in this wide-open country.
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| Location | Maddock, Benson County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 47.962509°N, 99.530133°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58348 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Maddock, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Maddock, 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 Maddock includes coordinates 47.962509°N, 99.530133°W, situated in Benson County. ZIP code 58348. 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.
