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Buchanan, North Dakota

City in Stutsman County, North Dakota

Precipitation

What has fallen at Buchanan

None in the last 24 hours; 0.08 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.08in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 7 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Buchanan, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 11.5 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

JamestownJMS

At an airfield/11.5 mi away/1,499 ft/58 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank2of 311

Arrowwood 2AWWN8

At a river or reservoir gauge/14.2 mi away/1,532 ft/25 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank59of 311

Jamestown I-94ND045

Beside a road/14.4 mi away/1,490 ft/67 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

State HospitalJTWN8

At a cooperative observer's station/14.2 mi away/1,470 ft/87 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank7of 311

Station report

The weather at Jamestown, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.5 mi from Buchanan, North Dakota. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 11:56 PM 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 Jamestown, 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 JMSFIG. A THE SKY OVER JAMESTOWNSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEJamestown, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS JMSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-JMS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

39.0 F with a dew point of 30.0 F, 70 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,000 ft up.

Chart of the air at Jamestown: temperature 39.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 30.0, 70 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,000 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JMSFIG. B THE AIR AT JAMESTOWNTHE 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 F50 FSATURATES 2,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 28.1 FTEMPERATURE 39.0 FDEW POINT 30.0 FSPREAD 9.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 70 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 POINTTITLEJamestown, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS JMSTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-JMS-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (190 degrees) at 15 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 43 mph.

Plan of the wind at Jamestown, north up: blowing from 190 degrees, the south, at 15 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JMSFIG. C THE WIND AT JAMESTOWNPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 190°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 15 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEJamestown, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS JMSTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-JMS-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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