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Lidgerwood, North Dakota

City in Richland County, North Dakota

Air quality

The air at Lidgerwood

Index 16, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Fargo (ND), 61 miles off.

16Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)8Good-
  • Ozone16Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 25, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Lidgerwood

0.31 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.31in
Last 3 days
0.31in

Visibility

How far you can see at Lidgerwood, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Lidgerwood, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.0 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Wahpeton ND 13 MP 384.5ND017

Beside a road/18.4 mi away/962 ft/155 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

GwinnerGWR

At an airfield/25.6 mi away/1,263 ft/146 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank201of 312

measured daily2 instruments

LidgerwoodLGRN8

At a cooperative observer's station/1.0 mi away/1,115 ft/2 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Mantador 1.5 ESEND-RC-11

In a volunteer observer's own ground/11.2 mi away/1,018 ft/99 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Gwinner, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 25.6 mi from Lidgerwood, North Dakota. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:55 PM local time: 3 of its 5 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 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GWR-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 25 mph, gusting 33 mph: force 6, a strong breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 43 mph.

Plan of the wind at Gwinner, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 25 miles an hour, gusting 33; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 6, strong 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 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25NOW, 25 MPH7NEAR GALE32GUST, 33 MPH8GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEGwinner, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS GWRTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GWR-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The column

At 1,263 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.58 inHg and the temperature at 54.5 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.29 inHg means its barometer reads 28.93 inHg; it reports 42.8 F, 11.7 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Gwinner stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,263 feet above sea level with 4 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.58 inches of mercury, and temperature, 54.5 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.29 and the station pressure it means, 28.93.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GWRFIG. D WHERE GWINNER 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 ATMOSPHEREGWINNER4 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,263 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 HERE28.58 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE54.5 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.29 inHgITS BAROMETER READS28.93 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED42.8 FTITLEGwinner, the columnSTATION REPORT · ASOS GWRTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GWR-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Gwinner, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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