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Bowdon, North Dakota

City in Wells County, North Dakota

Air quality

The air at Bowdon

Index 20, good, led by ozone. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Bismarck (ND), 67 miles off.

20Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)9Good-
  • Ozone20Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)7Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 52, moderate.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Bowdon

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.00in

Visibility

How far you can see at Bowdon, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 8 miles Fri 8 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Bowdon, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 14.4 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Harvey5H4

At an airfield/24.5 mi away/1,604 ft/203 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank185of 312

Denhoff ND 14 MP 145.6ND022

Beside a road/25.2 mi away/2,056 ft/249 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

SykestonSYKN8

At a cooperative observer's station/14.4 mi away/1,634 ft/173 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Cathay 1.5 NND-WL-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/15.4 mi away/1,605 ft/202 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Harvey, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 24.5 mi from Bowdon, North Dakota. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:55 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 5,000 ft, scattered at 6,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Harvey, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 5,000 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 6,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 5H4FIG. A THE SKY OVER HARVEYSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETSCT 6,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 5,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEHarvey, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 5H4TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-5H4-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

41.0 F with a dew point of 41.0 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 5,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Harvey: temperature 41.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 41.0, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 5,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 5H4FIG. B THE AIR AT HARVEYTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 5,000 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 41.0 F, 41.0 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 POINTTITLEHarvey, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 5H4TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-5H4-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (350 degrees) at 17 mph, gusting 23 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 38 mph.

Plan of the wind at Harvey, north up: blowing from 350 degrees, the north, at 17 miles an hour, gusting 23; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 5H4FIG. C THE WIND AT HARVEYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 350°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 17 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 23 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEHarvey, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 5H4TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-5H4-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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