Scranton, North Dakota Weather
Scranton, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Scranton, Bowman County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Scranton.
About Scranton, North Dakota
Scranton lies under a sky so vast it seems to pull the earth up to meet it. It lies 53.2 miles south-south-west of Dickinson, ND (from Dickinson, ND: bearing 199°T), and is situated 12.3 miles east-south-east of Bowman. The land here rolls in broad, sweeping curves, a landscape carved by winds and the patient work of water over millennia, now softened by a sparse scattering of hardy grasses and low-lying shrubs. The air, when it carries a breeze, tastes of dust and the faint, sweet scent of distant hayfields, a clean, dry tang that clears the head. Even on the brightest days, the light has a peculiar clarity, sharp and unforgiving, yet capable of casting long, blue shadows that stretch across the prairie floor as evening approaches, hinting at the cool depths of the coming night. The very silence of Scranton feels profound, broken only by the whisper of the wind or the distant rumble of a passing truck on a seldom-used road. The history of Scranton is etched not in grand monuments but in the resilience of those who have coaxed a living from this often-demanding earth. Originally established as a stop along a rail line that once promised connection and prosperity, its economy has long been tethered to the bounty of the surrounding agricultural lands, where wheat and cattle have been the enduring staples. Though the rails may be quieter now, the spirit of industry persists, a quiet determination to make things grow and to raise livestock against the challenging North Dakota climate. Scranton remains a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of life, and where neighbors still know each other by name, their shared experiences forged in the crucible of prairie living.
Live animated radar for Scranton and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Scranton, Bowman County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 46.148062°N, 103.14295°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58653 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Scranton, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Scranton, 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 Scranton includes coordinates 46.148062°N, 103.142950°W, situated in Bowman County. ZIP code 58653. 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.
