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Kensal, North Dakota

City in Stutsman County, North Dakota

Precipitation

What has fallen at Kensal

0.08 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Fri 4 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.08in
Last 3 days
0.08in

Visibility

How far you can see at Kensal, the next 45 hours

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

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Kensal, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.7 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Arrowwood 2AWWN8

At a river or reservoir gauge/6.7 mi away/1,532 ft/11 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank58of 312

Glenfield ESS ND-200ND030

Beside a road/13.8 mi away/1,483 ft/60 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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Carrington46D

At an airfield/22.2 mi away/1,607 ft/64 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank194of 312

measured daily2 instruments

Kensal 7.4 NNWND-SM-11

In a volunteer observer's own ground/7.4 mi away/1,520 ft/23 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Courtenay 1 NWCOUN8

At a cooperative observer's station/8.3 mi away/1,512 ft/31 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Carrington, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 22.2 mi from Kensal, North Dakota. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 5:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 2,000 ft; the ceiling is 2,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Carrington, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 2,000 feet, the ceiling at 2,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 46DFIG. A THE SKY OVER CARRINGTONSECTION, 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 SHEETOVC 2,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLECarrington, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 46DTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-46D-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

35.6 F with a dew point of 35.6 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Carrington: temperature 35.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 35.6, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 46DFIG. B THE AIR AT CARRINGTONTHE 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 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 2,000 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 35.6 F, 35.6 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 POINTTITLECarrington, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 46DTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-46D-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (320 degrees) at 10 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 25 mph.

Plan of the wind at Carrington, north up: blowing from 320 degrees, the northwest, at 10 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 46DFIG. C THE WIND AT CARRINGTONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 320°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECarrington, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 46DTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-46D-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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Near Kensal

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