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Maxbass, North Dakota

City in Bottineau County, North Dakota

Precipitation

What has fallen at Maxbass

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 3 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 Maxbass, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sun 1 AM, lowest 9 miles Fri 7 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Maxbass, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.9 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Westhope ND-5ND041

Beside a road/8.9 mi away/1,493 ft/13 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

Oscar1ON

At an airfield/9.2 mi away/1,522 ft/16 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank311of 312

J. Clark SalyerJCSN8

At a river or reservoir gauge/20.3 mi away/1,434 ft/72 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank94of 312

measured daily2 instruments

Maxbass 4.9 ENEND-BT-8

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.9 mi away/1,496 ft/10 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank24of 312

LansfordLFDN8

At a cooperative observer's station/12.6 mi away/1,614 ft/108 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank11of 312

Station report

The weather at J. Clark Salyer, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 20.3 mi from Maxbass, North Dakota. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 3:46 AM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The air

34.0 F with a dew point of 31.9 F, 92 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 500 ft up.

Chart of the air at J. Clark Salyer: temperature 34.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 31.9, 92 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JCSN8FIG. B THE AIR AT J. CLARK SALYERTHE 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 FSATURATES 500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 31.4 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 34.0 F, 31.9 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 92 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 POINTTITLEJ. Clark Salyer, the airSTATION REPORT · DCP JCSN8TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-JCSN8-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (308 degrees) at 6 mph, gusting 16 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 22 mph.

Plan of the wind at J. Clark Salyer, north up: blowing from 308 degrees, the northwest, at 6 miles an hour, gusting 16; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JCSN8FIG. C THE WIND AT J. CLARK SALYERPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 308°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 16 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEJ. Clark Salyer, the windSTATION REPORT · DCP JCSN8TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-JCSN8-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 1,434 ft above sea level, 5 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.40 inHg and the temperature at 53.9 F; it reports 34.0 F, 19.9 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where J. Clark Salyer stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,434 feet above sea level with 5 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.40 inches of mercury, and temperature, 53.9 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JCSN8FIG. D WHERE J. CLARK SALYER 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 ATMOSPHEREJ. CLARK SALYER5 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,434 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 HERE28.40 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE53.9 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED34.0 FTITLEJ. Clark Salyer, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP JCSN8TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-JCSN8-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of J. Clark Salyer, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Lansford (LFDN8), 12.6 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 05:00. measured daily

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