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Lincoln, North Dakota

City in Burleigh County, North Dakota

Air quality

The air at Lincoln

Index 19, good, led by ozone. Read at 1 PM from its reporting area, Bismarck (ND), 5 miles off.

19Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)11Good5 mi
  • Ozone19Good26 ppb5 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)5Good5 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide1Good1.4 ppb5 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.9 ppb5 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 21, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 7 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Lincoln

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 12 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.00in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 7 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Lincoln, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

BismarckBIS

At an airfield/2.3 mi away/1,660 ft/27 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank41of 312

Mandan #1S2020

At a soil climate station/10.4 mi away/1,930 ft/243 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank91of 312

Hazelton US-83ND047

Beside a road/26.4 mi away/1,962 ft/275 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Lincoln 0.4 SSWND-BH-56

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.5 mi away/1,701 ft/14 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Bismarck WFOBRKN8

At a cooperative observer's station/2.9 mi away/1,651 ft/36 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank223of 312

Station report

The weather at Bismarck, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 2.3 mi from Lincoln, North Dakota. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:52 PM 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 Bismarck, 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 BISFIG. A THE SKY OVER BISMARCKSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEBismarck, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BISTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BIS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

47.0 F with a dew point of 30.0 F, 51 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,900 ft up.

Chart of the air at Bismarck: temperature 47.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 30.0, 51 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,900 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BISFIG. B THE AIR AT BISMARCKTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 3,900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 26.4 FTEMPERATURE 47.0 FDEW POINT 30.0 FSPREAD 17.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 51 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 POINTTITLEBismarck, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BISTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BIS-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southwest (210 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 35 mph.

Plan of the wind at Bismarck, north up: blowing from 210 degrees, the south southwest, at 7 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 BISFIG. C THE WIND AT BISMARCKPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 210°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBismarck, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BISTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BIS-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in North Dakota

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