Osnabrock, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Osnabrock, Cavalier County.
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Osnabrock lies spread across the vast, open canvas of Cavalier County, a place where the sky feels impossibly large and the wind a constant companion. It lies 72.7 miles north-west of Grand Forks, ND (from Grand Forks, ND: bearing 315°T), and is situated 11.7 miles east-south-east of Langdon. The land here is a testament to the persistent work of settlers, a rolling expanse of fertile prairie that stretches to horizons often softened by the haze of distant heat or the blush of an approaching storm. Fields of wheat and corn, golden and emerald in their seasons, create a patchwork quilt across the landscape, their straight lines a stark contrast to the gentle, sweeping curves of the earth itself. The air carries the clean, dry scent of turned soil and wild grasses, a perfume that clings to everything. Even in the quietude of midday, there’s a subtle hum of life, the distant drone of a tractor, the sharp cry of a hawk circling overhead, a reminder that this land, though seemingly serene, is alive and working. The story of Osnabrock is one of resilience and adaptation, a narrative etched into the very grain of the prairie soil. Founded by hardy individuals drawn to the promise of fertile farmland, its economy has long been tied to the bounty of the earth. Wheat became the king crop, its amber waves shaping the livelihoods and the very character of the community. Though the railroad tracks that once brought vital supplies and carried away the harvest are now silent, the spirit of enterprise persists. Small businesses, their storefronts weathered by sun and wind, serve the needs of the surrounding farms, providing a steady, unhurried pulse to daily life. The memory of earlier times, of simpler machines and closer-knit neighborhoods, seems to linger in the quiet afternoons, a gentle echo carried on the prairie breeze.
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| Location | Osnabrock, Cavalier County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 48.668886°N, 98.151219°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58269 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Osnabrock, 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 Osnabrock includes coordinates 48.668886°N, 98.151219°W, situated in Cavalier County. ZIP code 58269. 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.