Raleigh, North Dakota Weather
Raleigh, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Raleigh, Grant County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Raleigh.
About Raleigh, North Dakota
Raleigh sleeps under a vast, pale sky, its low-slung buildings scattered across a landscape of rolling prairie grasses that stretch to the horizon like a faded green sea. It lies 39.8 miles south-west of Bismarck, ND (from Bismarck, ND: bearing 219°T), and is situated 25.9 miles east of Elgin. The air here carries the clean, sharp scent of sun-baked earth and distant hayfields, a fragrance that seems to deepen with the long, slow descent of the sun. The terrain, a gentle sweep of land, offers little in the way of dramatic elevation changes, allowing the eye to travel unimpeded, tracing the faint tracks of old fence lines that crisscross the open country. Even the few trees that dot the fields seem to grow with a determined, wind-swept grace, their branches reaching out as if to embrace the boundless expanse. The pulse of Raleigh beats with the quiet rhythm of agriculture, its economy tied to the fertile soil that has sustained generations of farmers and ranchers. Once a hub for grain shipments, the echoes of that busier past can still be felt in the quiet stillness of the grain elevator, a silent sentinel against the sky. The community’s character is one of resilience and stoic charm, a reflection of the pioneering spirit that first settled this part of the prairie. Local traditions, though perhaps subtle to an outsider, are deeply rooted in the land and the shared experience of enduring the seasons. The quality of light at dusk here is particularly striking, painting the sky in hues of apricot and lavender, a daily spectacle that offers a moment of profound, quiet beauty.
Live animated radar for Raleigh 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.
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| Location | Raleigh, Grant County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 46.357781°N, 101.306528°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58564 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Raleigh, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Raleigh, 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 Raleigh includes coordinates 46.357781°N, 101.306528°W, situated in Grant County. ZIP code 58564. Telephone area code: 701. Timezone: Mountain Time (America/Denver).
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.
