New Rockford, North Dakota Weather
New Rockford, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for New Rockford, Eddy County.
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About New Rockford, North Dakota
New Rockford rests on a broad, gently rolling prairie, a landscape sculpted by ancient glaciers and now marked by the steady hand of agriculture. It lies 97.9 miles north-east of Bismarck, ND (from Bismarck, ND: bearing 51°T), and is situated 15.9 miles north of Carrington. The sky here is an immense, ever-present presence, a canvas of shifting blues and grays that can turn a dramatic, fiery orange at sunset, painting the horizon with a grandeur that humbles the eye. Fields of wheat and corn stretch in an unbroken quilt across the land, their greens and golds a testament to the fertile earth, interspersed with the occasional cluster of cottonwood trees that offer a welcome, leafy respite. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a crisp, clean scent of damp soil and distant grasses, a breath of pure openness that seems to invigorate the spirit. The story of New Rockford is deeply entwined with the railroads that first brought settlers to this fertile expanse, opening up the Dakotas to homesteaders seeking land and opportunity. The local economy has long been anchored by the bounty of the surrounding farmland, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels to generations of agricultural endeavor. While the railroad's dominance has faded, the spirit of self-reliance and community forged in those early days still resonates. The quiet dignity of its main street, lined with brick buildings that have witnessed decades of change, speaks of a place that has weathered economic shifts with a quiet resilience, a character as enduring as the prairie itself.
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| Location | New Rockford, Eddy County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 47.679998°N, 99.137895°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58356 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This New Rockford, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for New Rockford, 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 New Rockford includes coordinates 47.679998°N, 99.137895°W, situated in Eddy County. ZIP code 58356. 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.
