Tolna, North Dakota Weather
Tolna, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Tolna, Nelson County.
Flight conditions near Tolna. Data source: locating…
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Tolna.
About Tolna, North Dakota
Tolna lies under a vast, ever-shifting sky, a quiet settlement on the North Dakota prairie where the land stretches out in broad, unbroken sweeps. It lies 65.6 miles west of Grand Forks, ND (from Grand Forks, ND: bearing 265°T), and is situated 15.7 miles south-south-west of Lakota. The horizon is a constant, a low, firm line broken only by the occasional grain elevator or the solitary silhouette of a farmstead. Here, the air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a faint, dry scent of sun-baked earth and ripening wheat, a perfume that clings to everything. Evenings arrive with a deep, resonant stillness, the light bleeding out of the west in hues of bruised plum and pale rose, painting the sparse clouds with a fleeting, ethereal beauty. The landscape is one of patient waiting, of immense, open space that demands a certain quietude from those who call it home. The history of Tolna is intrinsically tied to the fertile soil that surrounds it, a story of homesteaders who arrived with grit and a dream to coax sustenance from this seemingly endless expanse. Agriculture remains the lifeblood, the rhythm of planting and harvest dictating the tempo of days. The grain elevators, stoic sentinels against the sky, are tangible reminders of this enduring connection to the land. While no grand monuments mark its past, the character of Tolna is etched in the resilience of its people and the simple, honest work that has sustained generations. Life here moves at a pace dictated by the seasons, a deliberate unfolding rather than a hurried rush, where conversations can stretch and neighbours know the quiet concerns of one another.
Live animated radar for Tolna 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Tolna, Nelson County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 47.82722°N, 98.440102°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58380 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Tolna, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Tolna, 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 Tolna includes coordinates 47.827220°N, 98.440102°W, situated in Nelson County. ZIP code 58380. 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.
