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Fortuna, North Dakota

City in Divide County, North Dakota

Precipitation

What has fallen at Fortuna

None in the last 3 days, to Sat 5 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 Fortuna, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Mon 1 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Fortuna, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.3 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Fortuna US-85ND035

Beside a road/1.3 mi away/2,251 ft/47 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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CrosbyD50

At an airfield/21.7 mi away/1,949 ft/255 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank219of 311

measured daily2 instruments

Fortuna 1 WFTAN8

At a cooperative observer's station/1.6 mi away/2,349 ft/145 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Fortuna 10.8 ESEND-DV-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/10.7 mi away/2,341 ft/137 ft above here

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Station report

The weather at Crosby, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 21.7 mi from Fortuna, North Dakota. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 6:15 AM 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 Crosby, 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 D50FIG. A THE SKY OVER CROSBYSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLECrosby, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS D50TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-D50-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

37.4 F with a dew point of 28.4 F, 70 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,000 ft up.

Chart of the air at Crosby: temperature 37.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 28.4, 70 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,000 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT D50FIG. B THE AIR AT CROSBYTHE 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 2,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 26.5 FTEMPERATURE 37.4 FDEW POINT 28.4 FSPREAD 9.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 70 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 POINTTITLECrosby, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS D50TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-D50-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southwest (200 degrees) at 17 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Crosby, north up: blowing from 200 degrees, the south southwest, at 17 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 D50FIG. C THE WIND AT CROSBYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 200°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 17 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECrosby, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS D50TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-D50-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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