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Cathay, North Dakota

City in Wells County, North Dakota

Precipitation

What has fallen at Cathay

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 7 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
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Visibility

How far you can see at Cathay, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sun 1 AM, lowest 8 miles Fri 8 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Cathay, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.5 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Carrington46D

At an airfield/14.1 mi away/1,607 ft/25 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank194of 312

Arrowwood 2AWWN8

At a river or reservoir gauge/32.3 mi away/1,532 ft/50 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank58of 312

Denhoff ND 14 MP 145.6ND022

Beside a road/39.3 mi away/2,056 ft/474 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Cathay 1.5 NND-WL-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.5 mi away/1,605 ft/23 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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SykestonSYKN8

At a cooperative observer's station/6.0 mi away/1,634 ft/52 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Carrington, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 14.1 mi from Cathay, North Dakota. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 7:55 AM 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 Carrington, 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 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 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 MORE0510TITLECarrington, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 46DTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-46D-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

32.0 F with a dew point of 32.0 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground.

Chart of the air at Carrington: temperature 32.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 32.0, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground; 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 STATION01,0002,0003,00020 F30 F40 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 32.0 F, 32.0 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 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 west northwest (290 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 25 mph.

Plan of the wind at Carrington, north up: blowing from 290 degrees, the west northwest, at 7 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light 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 290°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG 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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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in North Dakota

21 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

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Near Cathay

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