North Dakota (ND) Road Conditions

No full closures are reported in North Dakota as of Oct 9, 2026 3:03 AM UTC, and no lane closures or roadworks either. Always check with the responsible state DOT before setting off.

Winter reporting is off for the season. Iowa DOT's Winter Road Conditions – Midwest Region feed, which carries North Dakota DOT's segment-by-segment snow and ice conditions, runs from October 15 to April 15; outside that window it changes only as needed. Our own forecast below runs year-round.

North Dakota Winter Road Reporting

North Dakota DOT's winter road conditions reach this page through Iowa DOT's Winter Road Conditions – Midwest Region feed, which runs from October 15 to April 15 and refreshes every 10 minutes. That feed is published for reference; the authoritative report is ND Roads. Conditions are entered by maintenance staff and describe what is on the pavement, not the forecast. This page shows those reports next to our own road-surface forecast. Always check with ND Roads before setting off.

North Dakota DOT's notice: The data is provided as is and without liability from the North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT). The NDDOT does not guarantee this data to be free from errors or inaccuracies, and disclaims any responsibility or liability for interpretations or decisions based on this data.

Source: North Dakota DOT, via Iowa DOT's Midwest Region layer, CC BY 4.0.

Interstates Through North Dakota, Road by Road

Each stretch has its own live conditions, closures and cameras for the North Dakota miles only — the weather 500 miles away on the same interstate says nothing about this drive.

• I-29 North Dakota Road Conditions 218 mi
• I-94 North Dakota Road Conditions 351 mi

NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, from 4 weather stations in North Dakota. A dash is a figure that station does not report, not a zero.

Snowfall across North Dakota is not one number: Dickinson averages 35.5" a year and Bismarck averages 51.2".

Driving in North Dakota Month by Month

What the road normally throws at you, month by month, from NOAA's 1991–2020 normals for North Dakota's own stations. Each month names its dominant hazard and the place that measured it — this is what the month is usually like, not a forecast and not a restriction.

• January Snow 11.2 in of snow at Fargo, 25.3 days that never thaw at Fargo
• February Snow 8.1 in of snow at Bismarck, 19 days that never thaw at Fargo
• March Snow 9.1 in of snow at Fargo, 10.2 days that never thaw at Minot
• April Snow 5.9 in of snow at Dickinson, 1.6 days that never thaw at Minot
• May Quiet 5.9 wet days at Fargo is the most the normals report
• June Quiet 7.3 wet days at Minot is the most the normals report
• July Heat 8 days above 90°F at Bismarck
• August Quiet 4.6 wet days at Fargo is the most the normals report
• September Quiet 5 wet days at Fargo is the most the normals report
• October Freeze–thaw 14.7 nights that freeze and days that thaw at Dickinson
• November Snow 8.8 in of snow at Bismarck, 10.8 days that never thaw at Minot
• December Snow 11.2 in of snow at Fargo, 22.3 days that never thaw at Fargo

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North Dakota Road Weather FAQ

Are any roads closed in North Dakota right now?

No full closures are reported on the interstates in North Dakota. No lane closures or roadworks are reported either.

What are North Dakota road conditions today?

The map on this page colors the interstates across North Dakota by what is on the pavement right now — dry, wet, slush, snow or ice — from radar and surface data, last updated Oct 9, 2026 3:03 AM UTC. Right now temperatures run from 47°F to 60°F and the strongest wind is 12 mph.

Which interstates run through North Dakota?

North Dakota has 2 through interstates on this site: I-29 and I-94 — about 568 miles of interstate across the state. Each has its own page for the North Dakota stretch.

Where are North Dakota road closures reported officially?

North Dakota's official traveler information service is ND Roads, at travel.dot.nd.gov, and it is where closures and restrictions are reported.

How often does North Dakota DOT update winter road conditions?

North Dakota DOT reports the winter condition of each stretch of state highway through Iowa DOT's Winter Road Conditions – Midwest Region feed, which runs from October 15 to April 15 and refreshes every 10 minutes. The conditions are entered by maintenance staff and describe what is on the pavement, not a forecast; this page shows the current report for North Dakota beside our own road-surface forecast.

How often are North Dakota road conditions updated?

The road surface and weather layers are rebuilt whenever this page is opened with data more than ten minutes old, and refreshed on a schedule in between, so nothing here is more than about two hours old even on a road nobody has looked at. Closures and road blocks are re-imported from the state 511 feeds every fifteen minutes, and the written state-by-state summaries are refreshed daily. Every section on this page carries the time its data was fetched.