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Alexander, North Dakota

City in McKenzie County, North Dakota

Air quality

The air at Alexander

Index 22, good, led by ozone. Read at 4 AM from its reporting area, Theodore Roosevelt National Park (ND), 62 miles off.

22Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)3Good-
  • Ozone22Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 6, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Alexander

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 3 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
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Last 3 days
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Visibility

How far you can see at Alexander, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sun 1 AM, lowest 8 miles Fri 6 AM.

FriSat

On the radar over Alexander, North DakotaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Alexander, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 7.5 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Arnegard US-85ND048

Beside a road/7.5 mi away/2,303 ft/112 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

Watford CityWCYN8

At a river or reservoir gauge/17.1 mi away/2,071 ft/120 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank225of 312

WatfordS25

At an airfield/18.3 mi away/2,106 ft/85 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank197of 312

measured daily2 instruments

Williston 9.5 SEND-WM-15

In a volunteer observer's own ground/15.5 mi away/1,924 ft/267 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Watford CityWTDN8

At a cooperative observer's station/17.0 mi away/2,106 ft/85 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Watford, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 18.3 mi from Alexander, North Dakota. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 4:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Watford, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT S25FIG. A THE SKY OVER WATFORDSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEWatford, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS S25TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-S25-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

28.4 F with a dew point of 28.4 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground.

Chart of the air at Watford: temperature 28.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 28.4, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT S25FIG. B THE AIR AT WATFORDTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00020 F30 F40 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 28.4 F, 28.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEWatford, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS S25TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-S25-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (180 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Watford, north up: blowing from 180 degrees, the south, at 6 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT S25FIG. C THE WIND AT WATFORDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 180°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWatford, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS S25TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-S25-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Watford, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in North Dakota

21 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Alexander

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Alexander

River and lake gauges