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Cannon Ball, North Dakota

Community in Sioux County, North Dakota

Air quality

The air at Cannon Ball

Index 19, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Bismarck (ND), 31 miles off.

19Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)7Good-
  • Ozone19Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)4Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 52, moderate.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Cannon Ball

0.11 in in the last 24 hours, 0.19 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.11in
Last 3 days
0.19in

Visibility

How far you can see at Cannon Ball, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 10 miles Fri 8 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Cannon Ball, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 8.0 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

Fort Yates ND-1806ND046

Beside a road/8.4 mi away/1,923 ft/153 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

Linton7L2

At an airfield/20.4 mi away/1,775 ft/5 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank258of 312

Tatanka PrairieTTKN8

At a river or reservoir gauge/21.5 mi away/2,339 ft/569 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank60of 312

Mandan #1S2020

At a soil climate station/30.2 mi away/1,930 ft/160 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank91of 312

measured daily2 instruments

Fort Rice 1.5 SND-MT-25

In a volunteer observer's own ground/8.0 mi away/1,643 ft/127 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

HazeltonHZTN8

At a cooperative observer's station/16.3 mi away/1,975 ft/205 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank236of 312

Station report

The weather at Linton, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 20.4 mi from Cannon Ball, North Dakota. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:55 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 3,100 ft, broken at 4,300 ft, overcast at 5,000 ft; the ceiling is 4,300 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Linton, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 3,100 feet, broken cloud with its base at 4,300 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 5,000 feet, the ceiling at 4,300 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 7L2FIG. A THE SKY OVER LINTONSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 5,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 4,300 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 3,100 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,300 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLELinton, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 7L2TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-7L2-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

42.8 F with a dew point of 35.6 F, 76 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,600 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,100 ft.

Chart of the air at Linton: temperature 42.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 35.6, 76 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,600 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,100 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 7L2FIG. B THE AIR AT LINTONTHE 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 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 34.0 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 3,100 FTTEMPERATURE 42.8 FDEW POINT 35.6 FSPREAD 7.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 76 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 POINTTITLELinton, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 7L2TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-7L2-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (330 degrees) at 18 mph, gusting 29 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 45 mph.

Plan of the wind at Linton, north up: blowing from 330 degrees, the north northwest, at 18 miles an hour, gusting 29; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 7L2FIG. C THE WIND AT LINTONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 330°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 18 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 29 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELinton, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 7L2TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-7L2-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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