Trenton, North Dakota Weather
Trenton, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Trenton, Williams County.
Full aviation weather for Trenton is published on the Williston Basin International Airport (KXWA) page, 22 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 Trenton 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 Trenton: Sidney - Richland Regional Airport (KSDY) 49 km · Big Sky Field (KS85) 50 km · Watford City Municipal Airport (KS25) 53 km
Conditions reported at KXWA describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Trenton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Trenton.
About Trenton, North Dakota
Trenton lies where the wind carves its patient way across the rolling plains, a vast, unbroken canvas of earth stretching towards horizons that seem to bleed into the very atmosphere. It lies 11.4 miles west-south-west of Williston, ND (from Williston, ND: bearing 242°T), and is situated 17.7 miles north-north-east of Fairview. The land here is a study in subtle shifts, of low, rounded hills that swell and recede like sleeping giants, their flanks cloaked in grasses that catch the light in a thousand shades of gold and olive, depending on the season and the hour. A profound quiet often settles over Trenton, broken only by the sigh of the wind or the distant, lonely cry of a hawk circling high above, a sentinel in the immense blue dome. The air itself possesses a crispness, a clarity that sharpens the senses, carrying the scent of dry earth, wild sage, and the faintest hint of distant rain. The story of Trenton is written in the grain of the land, in the tenacious spirit of those who have sought to coax a living from its challenging embrace. Its early days were tied to the sturdy backbone of agriculture, with wheat fields that once shimmered like liquid gold under the summer sun, a testament to the enduring labor of generations. While the fortunes of farming have ebbed and flowed, the resilience of the people of Trenton remains, their lives still tethered to the land and the quiet rhythm of its seasons. The oil and gas industry has also etched its mark on the region, a more recent chapter in the ongoing narrative of this place, a subtle hum of activity beneath the vast, unhurried expanse. Though few grand monuments grace its landscape, the true distinction of Trenton lies in its elemental beauty, in the raw, untamed spirit of the prairie that shapes its character and the quiet dignity of its inhabitants.
Live animated radar for Trenton 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 | Trenton, Williams County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 48.070578°N, 103.836871°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58853, 58801 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Trenton, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Trenton, 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 Trenton includes coordinates 48.070578°N, 103.836871°W, situated in Williams County. ZIP code 58853, 58801. 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.
