North Dakota Road Conditions

North Dakota 511 Road Conditions

Radar and live pavement conditions on I-29 and I-94 — plus closures, road work and city-by-city weather across North Dakota.

Updated Sep 15, 2026 3:33 AM UTC · Mostly dry, wet in places

Lowest 54°F near Dickinson, North Dakota · Highest wind 34 mph near Dickinson, North Dakota

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North Dakota carries 838 miles of interstate: I-29 and I-94. Dickinson, Bismarck, Fargo and Grand Forks sit on these routes.

  • Interstate miles: 838 mi
  • Interstates: I-29 and I-94

Temperature

Wind Speed

Rain Precip.

Coverage

Weather data from Sep 15, 2026 3:33 AM UTC

Up to 144 hours

Lowest temp.

54°F

Highest temp.

63°F

Highest wind

34 mph

Pressure

29.53-29.82 inHg

Conditions across North Dakota

North Dakota

Damp

  • Dickinson 57°F · 34 mph wind · Dry
  • Bismarck 62°F · 11 mph wind · Dry
  • Fargo 58°F · 7 mph wind · gusting 14 mph · Damp

Official North Dakota road conditions (travel.dot.nd.gov) ↗

North Dakota Closures & Road Blocks Today

No full closures are reported in North Dakota as of Sep 15, 2026 3:33 AM UTC, and no lane closures or roadworks either. Always check with the responsible state DOT before setting off.

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.

North Dakota driving weather by the numbers

Place Snow a year Snow days Freezing nights Freeze–thaw days First freeze Last freeze Days over 90°F
Fargo 50.1" 38.4 172 83.7 Sep 29 May 8 11.6
Bismarck 51.2" 45.2 182.9 108.5 Sep 24 May 12 20.4
Dickinson 35.5" 30.8 185.9 117.4 Sep 22 May 17 19.8
Minot 46.1" 33.9 173.3 88.8 Sep 29 May 10 12.9

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

North Dakota weather along the interstates

Summaries fetched Sep 14, 2026 12:05 PM UTC

Dickinson, ND weather

  • In Dickinson, ND, a high wind warning is currently in effect from 12:00 PM on September 14, 2026, until 12:00 AM on September 15, 2026
  • The weather is characterized by scattered storms, with a temperature of 57°F and a dew point of 54°F
  • The humidity is high at 90%, contributing to a muggy atmosphere
  • Winds are blowing from the southeast at 20 mph
  • The atmospheric pressure is measured at 29.6 inHg, and visibility is good at 10.0 miles
  • There are no precipitation amounts reported at this time, but the weather conditions indicate a potential for outdoor impacts due to the high winds.

Bismarck, ND weather

  • In Bismarck, ND, the current weather conditions indicate a temperature of 54°F with high humidity at 100%
  • A wind advisory is in effect from 3 PM to 4 AM, indicating potential hazards due to strong winds
  • Currently, sustained wind speeds are around 24 mph coming from the southeast at 140°
  • Visibility is reported at 8.3 miles, with rain expected shortly, at a rate of 0.48 in/h
  • The pressure stands at 29.62 inHg
  • The probability of precipitation is 100%, reflecting the certainty of ongoing rainfall.

Fargo, ND weather

  • Current weather conditions in Fargo, ND indicate a temperature of 57°F with a relative humidity of 57%
  • The wind is blowing from the southeast at 12 mph, resulting in good visibility of 10 miles
  • The sky is partly cloudy, covering about 40%
  • Atmospheric pressure is measured at 30.0 inHg
  • There are no significant weather alerts at this time, and the probability of precipitation is 0%.

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 Sep 15, 2026 3:33 AM UTC. Right now temperatures run from 54°F to 63°F and the strongest wind is 34 mph.
Which interstates run through North Dakota?
North Dakota has 2 through interstates on this site: I-29 and I-94 — about 838 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 travel.dot.nd.gov, and it is where closures and restrictions are reported.
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.

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