Sutton, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Sutton, Griggs County.
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Sutton breathes the vast, patient spirit of the North Dakota prairie, a place where the sky stretches in an unbroken canvas, often painted with the fiery hues of sunset. It lies 74.8 miles west-south-west of Grand Forks, ND (from Grand Forks, ND: bearing 242°T), and is situated 15.0 miles west of Cooperstown. The land here is a gentle topography, a subtle rolling expanse of fertile soil that has yielded its bounty for generations, giving way to the open fields that define this quiet corner of Griggs County. The air itself carries a certain cleanness, a crispness that sharpens the senses, especially in the long, luminous afternoons when the sun casts elongated shadows across the cultivated earth. Even the wind seems to whisper secrets carried from miles of uninterrupted horizon, a constant, low hum that is the very soundtrack of this landscape. The story of Sutton is one of agrarian resilience and the enduring spirit of those who have coaxed life from this seemingly boundless earth. Its economy, like so many in this region, is intrinsically tied to the cycles of the land, with agriculture forming the bedrock of its existence, primarily wheat and other grains that paint the fields in shifting shades of gold and green throughout the year. This is a place where the past is not forgotten, but rather lives in the quiet dignity of weathered farmsteads and the stories passed down through families who have made Sutton their home. The community, though small, possesses a deep-rooted character, a testament to the shared experiences forged under the wide, indifferent beauty of the prairie sky.
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| Location | Sutton, Griggs County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 47.40194°N, 98.439264°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58484 |
| 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 Sutton, 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 Sutton includes coordinates 47.401940°N, 98.439264°W, situated in Griggs County. ZIP code 58484. 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.