West Fargo, North Dakota Weather
West Fargo, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for West Fargo, Cass County.
Full aviation weather for West Fargo is published on the West Fargo Municipal Airport (KD54) page, 3 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. 6 airfields within reach of West Fargo 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 West Fargo: Hector International Airport (KFAR) 8 km · Moorhead Municipal Airport (KJKJ) 18 km · Casselton Robert Miller Regional Airport (K5N8) 24 km · Hamry Field (KK74) 26 km · Hillsboro Municipal Airport (K3H4) 55 km
Conditions reported at KD54 describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at West Fargo specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About West Fargo, North Dakota
West Fargo unfolds across a landscape etched by wind and water, a broad expanse of prairie where the sky feels impossibly vast. It lies 5.2 miles west of Fargo, ND (from Fargo, ND: bearing 268°T), and is situated 6.3 miles west of Moorhead. The terrain, a gentle sweep of fertile soil, rolls out towards horizons that stretch unbroken, punctuated only by the occasional stand of trees or the glint of distant farm buildings. Even on a still day, a subtle breath of air seems to move across the land, carrying the faint, earthy scent of cultivation. The light here possesses a peculiar clarity, particularly in the late afternoon, when it casts long, painterly shadows that deepen the subtle contours of the land and lend an almost ethereal quality to the ordinary. This land, once the domain of nomadic peoples and later parceled out by homesteaders, now hums with a modern vitality rooted in agriculture and a growing industrial sector. The legacy of wheat fields and cattle ranches still informs the character of West Fargo, a place where the work of the land remains a foundational element. Yet, the economy has diversified, embracing logistics, manufacturing, and a burgeoning service industry that caters to the needs of a growing population. The Red River Valley's agricultural bounty continues to be a significant driver, fueling processing plants and transportation networks that stretch far beyond the immediate vicinity, a quiet testament to the enduring power of this fertile ground.
Live animated radar for West Fargo 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 | West Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 46.874967°N, 96.900362°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58078 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This West Fargo, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for West Fargo, 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 West Fargo includes coordinates 46.874967°N, 96.900362°W, situated in Cass County. ZIP code 58078. 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.
