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Forbes, North Dakota

City in Dickey County, North Dakota

Air quality

The air at Forbes

Index 6, good, led by coarse particles. Read at 6 PM from its reporting area, Aberdeen (SD), 35 miles off.

6Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)0Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)6Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 18, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Forbes

0.01 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Fri 6 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.01in
Last 3 days
0.01in

Visibility

How far you can see at Forbes, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sun 1 PM, lowest 10 miles Sat 8 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Forbes, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Oakes2D5

At an airfield/37.4 mi away/1,335 ft/226 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank216of 311

measured daily2 instruments

Forbes 0.3 NNEND-DC-12

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.3 mi away/1,555 ft/6 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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AshleyALYN8

At a cooperative observer's station/28.6 mi away/1,991 ft/430 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Oakes, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 37.4 mi from Forbes, North Dakota. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 6:55 PM local time: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the southwest (220 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 39 mph.

Plan of the wind at Oakes, north up: blowing from 220 degrees, the southwest, at 6 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 2D5FIG. C THE WIND AT OAKESPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 220°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEOakes, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 2D5TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-2D5-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The column

At 1,335 ft above sea level, 5 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.51 inHg and the temperature at 54.2 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.51 inHg means its barometer reads 29.07 inHg; it reports 44.6 F, 9.6 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Oakes stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,335 feet above sea level with 5 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.51 inches of mercury, and temperature, 54.2 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.51 and the station pressure it means, 29.07.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 2D5FIG. D WHERE OAKES 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 ATMOSPHEREOAKES5 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,335 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 HERE28.51 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE54.2 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.51 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.07 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED44.6 FTITLEOakes, the columnSTATION REPORT · ASOS 2D5TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-2D5-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 35 degrees above the horizon at 46.17 N, and the day is 10 h 43 min long. Level ground there takes 57 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Oakes, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 35 degrees above the horizon, against 67 at the June solstice, 44 at the equinoxes and 20 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 43 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 2D5FIG. E THE SUN AT OAKESELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 67°EQUINOXES 44°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 20°OCT 16, 35°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 43 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 57 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 46.17 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEOakes, the sunSTATION REPORT · ASOS 2D5TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-2D5-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Oakes, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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