Tower City, North Dakota Weather
Tower City, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Tower City, Cass County.
Full aviation weather for Tower City is published on the Barnes County Municipal Airport (KBAC) page, 26 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 4 airfields within reach of Tower City have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Tower City: Casselton Robert Miller Regional Airport (K5N8) 36 km · West Fargo Municipal Airport (KD54) 57 km · Hamry Field (KK74) 60 km
Conditions reported at KBAC describe the airfield itself. Weather 26 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Tower City specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Tower City.
About Tower City, North Dakota
Tower City rests in a broad, open expanse of North Dakota prairie, where the land rolls with a gentle, persistent sweep towards horizons that seem to stretch into forever. It lies 36.7 miles west of West Fargo, ND (from West Fargo, ND: bearing 275°T), and is situated 15.5 miles east of Valley City. The sky above Tower City is a painter's dream, shifting from the pale, washed-out blues of midday to the fiery oranges and bruised purples of sunset, casting long, dramatic shadows across the fields. The air itself carries a crisp, clean scent, a blend of sun-baked earth and distant, freshly turned soil, and in the quiet hours, one can almost hear the land breathing. The character of Tower City is one of resilience, a quiet strength born from its connection to the vast, fertile plains that surround it, a place where the wind is a constant companion, whispering tales of endurance across the cultivated landscape. The history of Tower City is deeply intertwined with the agricultural heartland of North Dakota, a testament to the pioneering spirit that tamed these wide-open spaces. Originally established as a railroad town, its economy has long been anchored in the cultivation of grain, the amber waves of wheat and barley that carpet the surrounding countryside in a rich, golden tapestry during the summer months. While the railroad’s dominance has waned, the spirit of connection and the dedication to the land remain, evident in the sturdy grain elevators that stand like sentinels against the prairie sky, silent witnesses to generations of farmers. The local character is forged in this shared endeavor, a quiet camaraderie built on the cycles of planting and harvest, and the enduring strength found in community and a profound respect for the earth.
Live animated radar for Tower City 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 | Tower City, Cass County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 46.922755°N, 97.673989°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58071 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Tower City, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Tower City, North Dakota, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. 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 Tower City includes coordinates 46.922755°N, 97.673989°W, situated in Cass County. ZIP code 58071. 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. 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.
