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Colfax, North Dakota

City in Richland County, North Dakota

Air quality

The air at Colfax

Index 12, good, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Fargo (ND), 32 miles off.

12Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)12Good-
  • Ozone12Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 25, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Colfax

0.19 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
0.19in
Last 3 days
0.19in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 9 miles Thu 11 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Colfax, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Wahpeton ND 13 MP 384.5ND017

Beside a road/14.7 mi away/962 ft/6 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

WahpetonBWP

At an airfield/20.3 mi away/967 ft/11 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank196of 312

measured daily2 instruments

Wahpeton 15.8 NNWND-RC-17

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.0 mi away/937 ft/19 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Mc Leod 3 EMCLN8

At a cooperative observer's station/18.3 mi away/1,073 ft/117 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank10of 312

Station report

The weather at Wahpeton, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 20.3 mi from Colfax, North Dakota. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:55 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 8 mi.

Section of the sky over Wahpeton, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 8 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BWPFIG. A THE SKY OVER WAHPETONSECTION, 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: 8 MI0510TITLEWahpeton, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BWPTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BWP-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

44.6 F with a dew point of 44.6 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground.

Chart of the air at Wahpeton: temperature 44.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 44.6, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BWPFIG. B THE AIR AT WAHPETONTHE 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 F60 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 44.6 F, 44.6 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 POINTTITLEWahpeton, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BWPTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BWP-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 26 mph, gusting 33 mph: force 6, a strong breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 36 mph.

Plan of the wind at Wahpeton, north up: blowing from 330 degrees, the north northwest, at 26 miles an hour, gusting 33; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 6, strong breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BWPFIG. C THE WIND AT WAHPETONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 330°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25NOW, 26 MPH7NEAR GALE32GUST, 33 MPH8GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWahpeton, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BWPTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BWP-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Mc Leod 3 E (MCLN8), 18.3 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:30. measured daily

Elsewhere in North Dakota

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

Near Colfax

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

Near Colfax

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