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North Dakota Weather

Right now in North Dakota
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Observed at Fargo (the largest city by population in North Dakota, used as a state-wide proxy). For per-city forecasts, see the city grid below.

Climate at a glance

North Dakota is largely one climate zone across 401 cities and towns. Predominantly warm-summer humid continental (100% of cities), with cold semi-arid pockets (0.5%).

The state spans roughly 3.1° of latitude (45.9° N to 49.0° N), from Forbes in the south to Portal in the north. Fargo is the largest city by population.

ZoneCities%
warm-summer humid continental39999.5%
cold semi-arid20.5%

Microseason · June 1–5 · Plains Continental

Prairie lightning bugs rise

Fireflies emerge across open grasslands and oak savanna edges, their bioluminescence visible in twilight above milkweed and clover.

Read this microseason across nine climate regions → · See all 72 microseasons

Microseason content for North Dakota is drawn from the Plains Continental corpus (100% of the state's cities sit in this region).

All cities in North Dakota

401 cities & towns