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Butte, North Dakota

City in McLean County, North Dakota

Air quality

The air at Butte

Index 25, good, led by ozone. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Beulah (ND), 64 miles off.

25Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)7Good-
  • Ozone25Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)6Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 21, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 7 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Butte

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 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 Butte, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 7 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Butte, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 7.2 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Drake US-52ND040

Beside a road/10.9 mi away/1,591 ft/146 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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Harvey5H4

At an airfield/34.2 mi away/1,604 ft/133 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank196of 311

measured daily2 instruments

BalfourBFRN8

At a cooperative observer's station/7.2 mi away/1,601 ft/136 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Granville 7.6 SND-MH-4

In a volunteer observer's own ground/24.0 mi away/1,588 ft/149 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Harvey, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 34.2 mi from Butte, North Dakota. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 11:35 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 Harvey, 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 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 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 MORE0510TITLEHarvey, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 5H4TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-5H4-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

44.6 F with a dew point of 30.2 F, 57 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,300 ft up.

Chart of the air at Harvey: temperature 44.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 30.2, 57 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,300 feet above the station; 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 3,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 27.2 FTEMPERATURE 44.6 FDEW POINT 30.2 FSPREAD 14.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 57 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 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-5H4-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southwest (210 degrees) at 17 mph, gusting 23 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 26 mph.

Plan of the wind at Harvey, north up: blowing from 210 degrees, the south southwest, 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 210°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 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-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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