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Golden Valley, North Dakota

City in Mercer County, North Dakota

Air quality

The air at Golden Valley

Index 19, good, led by ozone. Read at 7 AM from its reporting area, Beulah (ND), 14 miles off.

19Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)3Good14.2 mi
  • Ozone19Good19 ppb14.2 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)2Good14.2 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide3Good3 ppb14.2 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0 ppb14.2 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 21, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Golden Valley

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 6 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
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Visibility

How far you can see at Golden Valley, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sun 1 AM, lowest 8 miles Fri 8 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Golden Valley, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 8.7 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

HazenHZE

At an airfield/22.7 mi away/1,811 ft/129 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank284of 312

Gladstone ESS I-94ND027

Beside a road/36.7 mi away/2,445 ft/505 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Golden ValleyGDVN8

At a cooperative observer's station/8.7 mi away/1,861 ft/79 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Beulah 0.4 SND-MR-13

In a volunteer observer's own ground/13.8 mi away/1,775 ft/165 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank267of 312

Station report

The weather at Hazen, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 22.7 mi from Golden Valley, North Dakota. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 6:55 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 Hazen, 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 HZEFIG. A THE SKY OVER HAZENSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEHazen, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS HZETYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HZE-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

24.8 F with a dew point of 23.0 F, 93 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 400 ft up.

Chart of the air at Hazen: temperature 24.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 23.0, 93 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 400 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HZEFIG. B THE AIR AT HAZENTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00010 F20 F30 F40 FSATURATES 400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 22.6 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 24.8 F, 23.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 93 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 POINTTITLEHazen, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS HZETYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HZE-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (180 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 17 mph.

Plan of the wind at Hazen, north up: blowing from 180 degrees, the south, at 5 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 HZEFIG. C THE WIND AT HAZENPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 180°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEHazen, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS HZETYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HZE-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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