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McClusky, North Dakota

City in Sheridan County, North Dakota

Air quality

The air at McClusky

Index 18, good, led by ozone. Read at 11 AM from its reporting area, Bismarck (ND), 48 miles off.

18Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)10Good-
  • Ozone18Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)4Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 21, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 7 AM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at McClusky

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 10 AM. 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 McClusky, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 7 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest McClusky, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Denhoff ND 14 MP 145.6ND022

Beside a road/9.1 mi away/2,056 ft/123 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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Harvey5H4

At an airfield/31.9 mi away/1,604 ft/329 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank185of 312

measured daily2 instruments

Mc CluskyMLKN8

At a cooperative observer's station/0.3 mi away/1,923 ft/10 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Wing 8.0 NNEND-BH-53

In a volunteer observer's own ground/19.3 mi away/2,072 ft/139 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Harvey, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 31.9 mi from McClusky, North Dakota. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 11:15 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 Harvey, 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 5H4FIG. A THE SKY OVER HARVEYSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEHarvey, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 5H4TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-5H4-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

41.0 F with a dew point of 39.2 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 Harvey: temperature 41.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 39.2, 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 5H4FIG. B THE AIR AT HARVEYTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 FSATURATES 400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 38.8 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 41.0 F, 39.2 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 POINTTITLEHarvey, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 5H4TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-5H4-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west southwest (240 degrees) at 10 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 24 mph.

Plan of the wind at Harvey, north up: blowing from 240 degrees, the west southwest, 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 5H4FIG. C THE WIND AT HARVEYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 240°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEHarvey, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 5H4TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-5H4-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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