Northwood, North Dakota Weather
Northwood, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Northwood, Grand Forks County.
Full aviation weather for Northwood is published on the Northwood Municipal Airpiort - Vince Field (K4V4) page, 2 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. 6 airfields within reach of Northwood 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 Northwood: Grand Forks Air Force Base (KRDR) 28 km · Grand Forks International Airport (KGFK) 38 km · McVille Municipal Airport (K8M6) 46 km · Cooperstown Municipal Airport (KS32) 53 km · Hillsboro Municipal Airport (K3H4) 56 km
Conditions reported at K4V4 describe the airfield itself. Weather 2 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Northwood specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Northwood.
About Northwood, North Dakota
Northwood lies on a broad, gently rolling prairie, a landscape where the sky feels vast and endlessly present. It lies 28.1 miles west-south-west of Grand Forks, ND (from Grand Forks, ND: bearing 242°T), and is situated 8.4 miles north-west of Hatton. Here, fields of gold and green stretch to horizons softened by the distant haze of summer, broken only by the occasional clump of trees or the silver ribbon of a creek winding through the land. The air, particularly in the late afternoon, carries a crispness that hints at the changing seasons, a tangible breath from the open spaces that define this corner of North Dakota. The land itself, a fertile loam, seems to cradle the small clusters of homes and businesses that make up Northwood, promising sustenance and a quiet resilience. The history of Northwood is deeply entwined with the agricultural pulse of the region, a legacy of homesteaders who sought to tame this fertile ground. For generations, the local economy has revolved around the bounty of the land, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels to the harvest. While the farming remains central, the character of Northwood also reflects a steady, unhurried pace of life, a community built on neighborly connections and a shared understanding of the prairie's subtle rhythms. It’s a place where the echoes of past endeavors are whispered on the wind, a quiet testament to the enduring spirit of those who have called this place home.
Live animated radar for Northwood 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 | Northwood, Grand Forks County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 47.734155°N, 97.566754°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58267 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Northwood, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Northwood, 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 Northwood includes coordinates 47.734155°N, 97.566754°W, situated in Grand Forks County. ZIP code 58267. 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.
