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Forman, North Dakota

City in Sargent County, North Dakota

Air quality

The air at Forman

Index 9, good, led by fine particles. Read at 4 AM from its reporting area, Aberdeen (SD), 61 miles off.

9Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)9Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)6Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 18, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Forman

0.20 in in the last 24 hours, 0.23 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 3 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.20in
Last 3 days
0.23in

Visibility

How far you can see at Forman, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Forman, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.4 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

GwinnerGWR

At an airfield/7.8 mi away/1,263 ft/3 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank201of 312

Verona ND-13ND037

Beside a road/27.8 mi away/1,388 ft/128 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

FormanFRMN8

At a cooperative observer's station/5.4 mi away/1,237 ft/23 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Milnor 1.8 NNWND-RS-4

In a volunteer observer's own ground/14.5 mi away/1,110 ft/150 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank17of 312

Station report

The weather at Gwinner, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 7.8 mi from Forman, North Dakota. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 4:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud reported; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Gwinner, height above the station to scale: no cloud reported, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GWRFIG. A THE SKY OVER GWINNERSECTION, 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 REPORTEDVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEGwinner, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS GWRTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GWR-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

41.0 F with a dew point of 41.0 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground.

Chart of the air at Gwinner: temperature 41.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 41.0, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GWRFIG. B THE AIR AT GWINNERTHE 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 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 41.0 F, 41.0 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 POINTTITLEGwinner, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS GWRTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GWR-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (350 degrees) at 21 mph, gusting 30 mph: force 5, a fresh breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 38 mph.

Plan of the wind at Gwinner, north up: blowing from 350 degrees, the north, at 21 miles an hour, gusting 30; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 5, fresh breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GWRFIG. C THE WIND AT GWINNERPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 350°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19NOW, 21 MPH6STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 30 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEGwinner, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS GWRTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GWR-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in North Dakota

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

Near Forman

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

Near Forman

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