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Balta, North Dakota

City in Pierce County, North Dakota

Precipitation

What has fallen at Balta

None in the last 24 hours; 0.02 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.02in

Visibility

How far you can see at Balta, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 7 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Balta, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 9.4 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Rugby US 2 MP 207ND009

Beside a road/13.4 mi away/1,510 ft/43 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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RugbyRUG

At an airfield/15.4 mi away/1,545 ft/8 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank279of 311

measured daily2 instruments

Towner 11.9 SEND-PR-6

In a volunteer observer's own ground/9.4 mi away/1,562 ft/9 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank229of 311

RugbyRBYN8

At a cooperative observer's station/12.8 mi away/1,549 ft/4 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Rugby, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 15.4 mi from Balta, North Dakota. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 1:15 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 Rugby, 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 RUGFIG. A THE SKY OVER RUGBYSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLERugby, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS RUGTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-RUG-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

41.0 F with a dew point of 30.2 F, 65 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Rugby: temperature 41.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 30.2, 65 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RUGFIG. B THE AIR AT RUGBYTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00020 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 2,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 27.9 FTEMPERATURE 41.0 FDEW POINT 30.2 FSPREAD 10.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 65 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 POINTTITLERugby, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS RUGTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-RUG-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southwest (200 degrees) at 10 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Rugby, north up: blowing from 200 degrees, the south southwest, at 10 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RUGFIG. C THE WIND AT RUGBYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 200°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLERugby, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS RUGTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-RUG-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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