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Center, North Dakota

City in Oliver County, North Dakota

Air quality

The air at Center

Index 18, good, led by ozone. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Beulah (ND), 25 miles off.

18Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)6Good7.5 mi
  • Ozone18Good17 ppb7.5 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)6Good-
  • Nitrogen dioxide0Good0 ppb7.5 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0 ppb7.5 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 18, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Center

0.02 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.02in
Last 3 days
0.02in

Visibility

How far you can see at Center, the next 45 hours

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

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Center, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.7 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Washburn ESS US-83ND026

Beside a road/17.8 mi away/1,869 ft/108 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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HazenHZE

At an airfield/18.0 mi away/1,811 ft/166 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank284of 312

Mandan #1S2020

At a soil climate station/30.1 mi away/1,930 ft/47 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank91of 312

measured daily2 instruments

CenterCETN8

At a cooperative observer's station/5.7 mi away/1,972 ft/5 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Hazen 6.5 SSEND-OL-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/14.5 mi away/1,994 ft/17 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Hazen, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 18.0 mi from Center, North Dakota. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:55 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 1,300 ft, scattered at 3,600 ft, overcast at 5,500 ft; the ceiling is 5,500 ft; visibility 8 mi.

Section of the sky over Hazen, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 1,300 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 3,600 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 5,500 feet, the ceiling at 5,500 feet, and visibility of 8 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HZEFIG. A THE SKY OVER HAZENSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 5,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 3,600 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 1,300 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 5,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 8 MI0510TITLEHazen, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS HZETYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HZE-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 39.2 F, 87 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 800 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,300 ft.

Chart of the air at Hazen: temperature 42.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 39.2, 87 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 800 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,300 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HZEFIG. B THE AIR AT HAZENTHE 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 800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 38.4 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 1,300 FTTEMPERATURE 42.8 FDEW POINT 39.2 FSPREAD 3.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 87 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 POINTTITLEHazen, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS HZETYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HZE-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (330 degrees) at 21 mph, gusting 31 mph: force 5, a fresh breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 45 mph.

Plan of the wind at Hazen, north up: blowing from 330 degrees, the north northwest, at 21 miles an hour, gusting 31; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 5, fresh breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HZEFIG. C THE WIND AT HAZENPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 330°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19NOW, 21 MPH6STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 31 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEHazen, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS HZETYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HZE-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Hazen, 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.

Near Center

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Center

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