Tappen, North Dakota Weather
Tappen, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Tappen, Kidder County.
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About Tappen, North Dakota
Tappen rests on a broad prairie, a place where the horizon seems to stretch into forever, painted with the subtle blues and golds of an endless sky. It lies 54.4 miles east of Bismarck, ND (from Bismarck, ND: bearing 85°T), and is situated 13.3 miles east of Steele. The land around Tappen rolls with a gentle, unbroken swell, the kind of terrain that invites the wind to run free, carrying whispers of distant rain or the dry scent of sun-baked earth. Here, the light itself seems to possess a different quality, especially as the sun dips low, casting long, theatrical shadows that stretch and distort the familiar shapes of farmsteads and grain elevators, lending a quiet grandeur to the open expanse. The air, when it’s not crisp with the bite of winter, carries the faint, sweet perfume of ripening wheat and the earthy musk of newly plowed fields. The history of Tappen is written in the soil and the enduring spirit of those who have coaxed a living from this fertile ground. Once a vital stop along a railway line, its economy has long been tethered to the rhythms of agriculture, with fields of golden grain standing as silent testaments to generations of labor. While the railways may have shifted their routes, the heart of Tappen remains in its connection to the land, in the quiet industry of farming and the close-knit bonds of its residents. The distinctive silhouette of a grain elevator, standing sentinel against the vast prairie sky, is a hallmark of Tappen, a symbol of its enduring agricultural heritage and the quiet resilience that defines life here.
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| Location | Tappen, Kidder County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 46.874985°N, 99.636496°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58487 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Tappen, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Tappen, 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 Tappen includes coordinates 46.874985°N, 99.636496°W, situated in Kidder County. ZIP code 58487. 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.
