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McLeod, North Dakota

Community in Ransom County, North Dakota

Air quality

The air at McLeod

Index 21, good, led by ozone. Read at 1 PM from its reporting area, Fargo (ND), 43 miles off.

21Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)6Good-
  • Ozone21Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 19, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 7 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at McLeod

0.01 in in the last 24 hours, 0.02 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.01in
Last 3 days
0.02in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 7 AM.

FriSatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest McLeod, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.9 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

GwinnerGWR

At an airfield/20.4 mi away/1,263 ft/187 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank201of 312

Wahpeton ND 13 MP 384.5ND017

Beside a road/22.1 mi away/962 ft/114 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Mc Leod 3 EMCLN8

At a cooperative observer's station/2.9 mi away/1,073 ft/3 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank10of 312

Milnor 1.8 NNWND-RS-4

In a volunteer observer's own ground/11.3 mi away/1,110 ft/34 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank17of 312

Station report

The weather at Gwinner, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 20.4 mi from McLeod, North Dakota. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:15 PM local time: 3 of its 6 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 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GWR-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

48.2 F with a dew point of 30.2 F, 50 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Gwinner: temperature 48.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 30.2, 50 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,100 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GWRFIG. B THE AIR AT GWINNERTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 4,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 26.4 FTEMPERATURE 48.2 FDEW POINT 30.2 FSPREAD 18.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 50 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 POINTTITLEGwinner, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS GWRTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GWR-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (310 degrees) at 6 mph, gusting 14 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 38 mph.

Plan of the wind at Gwinner, north up: blowing from 310 degrees, the northwest, at 6 miles an hour, gusting 14; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light 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 310°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 14 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEGwinner, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS GWRTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GWR-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Mc Leod 3 E (MCLN8), 2.9 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 08:10. measured daily

Elsewhere in North Dakota

21 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near McLeod

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near McLeod

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