Mapleton, North Dakota Weather
Mapleton, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Mapleton, Cass County.
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About Mapleton, North Dakota
Mapleton unfolds across a landscape of broad, fertile plains, where the horizon stretches with an almost startling generosity, a canvas painted in shades of ochre and deep green under an immense sky. It lies 7.3 miles west of West Fargo, ND (from West Fargo, ND: bearing 278°T), and is situated 7.5 miles east of Casselton. The land here is a vast, breathing entity, its gentle swells and dips speaking of ancient glacial movements, now smoothed into a quiet, rolling terrain that seems to cradle the very air. Sunlight, when it breaks through the clouds, often falls in broad, luminous shafts, illuminating the rich, dark soil of the fields and lending a certain ephemeral glow to the scattered farmsteads. The wind, a constant companion, whispers through the tall grasses and rustles the leaves of the few scattered trees, carrying with it the scent of turned earth and distant rain, a subtle perfume unique to the northern prairie. This is a place where the echoes of settlement are still palpable, a community built on the enduring promise of the land and the resilience of its people. Mapleton's story is intrinsically tied to the agricultural bounty of Cass County, its economy long rooted in the cultivation of wheat, corn, and soybeans, crops that thrive under the region’s distinct seasons. The rhythm of life here is dictated by the planting and harvest, a cycle that has shaped the character of Mapleton and its inhabitants, fostering a deep sense of pragmatism and quiet determination. While modern industries have found a foothold, the heart of Mapleton still beats to the steady pulse of agriculture, a connection evident in the sturdy grain elevators that punctuate the skyline and the weathered barns that stand sentinel over the fields.
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| Location | Mapleton, Cass County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 46.889138°N, 97.052587°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58059 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Mapleton, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mapleton, 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 Mapleton includes coordinates 46.889138°N, 97.052587°W, situated in Cass County. ZIP code 58059. 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.
