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Carrington, North Dakota

City in Foster County, North Dakota

Precipitation

What has fallen at Carrington

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 2 AM. 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 Carrington, the next 41 hours

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

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Carrington, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Carrington46D

At an airfield/1.3 mi away/1,607 ft/22 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank194of 312

Arrowwood 2AWWN8

At a river or reservoir gauge/17.4 mi away/1,532 ft/53 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank58of 312

Glenfield ESS ND-200ND030

Beside a road/26.8 mi away/1,483 ft/102 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Carrington 0.2 SWND-FS-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.2 mi away/1,588 ft/3 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Irrigation Branch StationCRNN8

At a cooperative observer's station/4.1 mi away/1,568 ft/17 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Carrington, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 1.3 mi from Carrington, North Dakota. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 3:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 2,300 ft, a few clouds at 4,400 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Carrington, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 2,300 feet, a few clouds cloud with its base at 4,400 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 46DFIG. A THE SKY OVER CARRINGTONSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETFEW 4,400 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 2,300 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLECarrington, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 46DTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-46D-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

39.2 F with a dew point of 37.4 F, 93 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 400 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,300 ft.

Chart of the air at Carrington: temperature 39.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 37.4, 93 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 400 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,300 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 46DFIG. B THE AIR AT CARRINGTONTHE 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 FSATURATES 400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 37.0 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 2,300 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 39.2 F, 37.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 93 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 POINTTITLECarrington, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 46DTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-46D-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 13 mph, gusting 20 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 25 mph.

Plan of the wind at Carrington, north up: blowing from 350 degrees, the north, at 13 miles an hour, gusting 20; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 46DFIG. C THE WIND AT CARRINGTONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 350°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 20 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECarrington, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 46DTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-46D-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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