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Fordville, North Dakota

City in Walsh County, North Dakota

Air quality

The air at Fordville

Index 19, good, led by ozone. Read at 2 AM from its reporting area, Red River Valley North (MN), 36 miles off.

19Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)7Good-
  • Ozone19Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 19, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Fordville

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 2 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 Fordville, the next 41 hours

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

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Fordville, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 7.7 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Edinburg ND-32ND038

Beside a road/18.2 mi away/1,270 ft/127 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

GraftonGAF

At an airfield/23.2 mi away/823 ft/320 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank251of 312

UniversityGRFN8

On a college campus/38.2 mi away/843 ft/300 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank285of 312

measured daily2 instruments

Lankin 6ELNKN8

At a cooperative observer's station/7.7 mi away/1,217 ft/74 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Forest River 0.2 ESEND-WH-6

In a volunteer observer's own ground/15.0 mi away/865 ft/278 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Citizen station DW8241, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 37.0 mi from Fordville, North Dakota. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the northwest (326 degrees) at 12 mph, gusting 23 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station DW8241, north up: blowing from 326 degrees, the northwest, at 12 miles an hour, gusting 23; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW8241FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION DW8241PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 326°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 23 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station DW8241, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW8241TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DW8241-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 848 ft above sea level, 3 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.02 inHg and the temperature at 56.0 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.36 inHg means its barometer reads 29.44 inHg; it reports 42.0 F, 14.0 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station DW8241 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 848 feet above sea level with 3 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.02 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.0 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.36 and the station pressure it means, 29.44.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW8241FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION DW8241 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 ATMOSPHERECITIZEN STATION DW82413 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT848 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 HERE29.02 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.0 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.36 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.44 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED42.0 FTITLECitizen station DW8241, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW8241TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DW8241-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 33 degrees above the horizon at 47.89 N, and the day is 10 h 38 min long. Level ground there takes 54 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station DW8241, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 33 degrees above the horizon, against 66 at the June solstice, 42 at the equinoxes and 19 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 38 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW8241FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION DW8241ELEVATION 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 66°EQUINOXES 42°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 19°OCT 16, 33°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 38 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 54 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 47.89 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station DW8241, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW8241TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DW8241-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station DW8241, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at University (GRFN8), 38.2 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 23:58. measured daily

Elsewhere in North Dakota

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

Near Fordville

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

Near Fordville

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