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Flaxton, North Dakota

City in Burke County, North Dakota

Air quality

The air at Flaxton

Index 1, good, led by nitrogen dioxide. Read at 12 PM from the monitors near it.

1Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)-17.8 mi
  • Ozone-27 ppb17.8 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide1Good1 ppb17.8 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0 ppb17.8 mi

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 7 AM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Flaxton

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 12 PM. 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 Flaxton, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 7 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Flaxton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Lima1LN

At an airfield/9.3 mi away/1,962 ft/27 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank233of 312

measured daily2 instruments

Flaxton 3.2 NNEND-BK-2

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.1 mi away/1,934 ft/1 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Nd Northgate 5 ESENGTN8

At a cooperative observer's station/11.1 mi away/1,834 ft/101 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Lima, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.3 mi from Flaxton, North Dakota. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:55 PM 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 Lima, 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 1LNFIG. A THE SKY OVER LIMASECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLELima, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 1LNTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-1LN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

48.0 F with a dew point of 30.0 F, 49 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Lima: temperature 48.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 30.0, 49 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,100 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 1LNFIG. B THE AIR AT LIMATHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 4,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 26.2 FTEMPERATURE 48.0 FDEW POINT 30.0 FSPREAD 18.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 49 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 POINTTITLELima, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 1LNTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-1LN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southwest (230 degrees) at 18 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Lima, north up: blowing from 230 degrees, the southwest, at 18 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 1LNFIG. C THE WIND AT LIMAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 230°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 18 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELima, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 1LNTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-1LN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in North Dakota

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Near Flaxton

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