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Esmond, North Dakota

City in Benson County, North Dakota

Precipitation

What has fallen at Esmond

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
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Last 3 days
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Visibility

How far you can see at Esmond, the next 41 hours

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

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Esmond, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 17.4 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Harvey5H4

At an airfield/18.5 mi away/1,604 ft/18 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank185of 312

Rugby US 2 MP 207ND009

Beside a road/26.6 mi away/1,510 ft/112 ft below here

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measured daily2 instruments

Anamoose 8.9 NEND-PR-1

In a volunteer observer's own ground/17.4 mi away/1,545 ft/77 ft below here

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HarveyHRVN8

At a cooperative observer's station/19.7 mi away/1,598 ft/24 ft below here

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Station report

The weather at Spirit Lake Casino On Devils Lake, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 39.7 mi from Esmond, North Dakota. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:51 AM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The air

41.0 F with a dew point of 35.9 F, 82 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Spirit Lake Casino On Devils Lake: temperature 41.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 35.9, 82 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,200 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FRTN8FIG. B THE AIR AT SPIRIT LAKE CASINO ON DEVILS LAKETHE 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 F50 FSATURATES 1,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 34.8 FTEMPERATURE 41.0 FDEW POINT 35.9 FSPREAD 5.1 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 82 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 POINTTITLESpirit Lake Casino On Devils Lake, the airSTATION REPORT · DCP FRTN8TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FRTN8-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (334 degrees) at 10 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Spirit Lake Casino On Devils Lake, north up: blowing from 334 degrees, the north northwest, at 10 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FRTN8FIG. C THE WIND AT SPIRIT LAKE CASINO ON DEVILS LAKEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 334°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESpirit Lake Casino On Devils Lake, the windSTATION REPORT · DCP FRTN8TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FRTN8-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 1,483 ft above sea level, 5 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.35 inHg and the temperature at 53.7 F; it reports 41.0 F, 12.7 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Spirit Lake Casino On Devils Lake stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,483 feet above sea level with 5 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.35 inches of mercury, and temperature, 53.7 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FRTN8FIG. D WHERE SPIRIT LAKE CASINO ON DEVILS LAKE STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERESPIRIT LAKE CASINO ON DEVILS LAKE5 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,483 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE28.35 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE53.7 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED41.0 FTITLESpirit Lake Casino On Devils Lake, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP FRTN8TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FRTN8-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Spirit Lake Casino On Devils Lake, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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