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Medina, North Dakota

City in Stutsman County, North Dakota

Air quality

The air at Medina

Index 19, good, led by ozone. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Bismarck (ND), 70 miles off.

19Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)8Good-
  • Ozone19Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)6Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 52, moderate.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Medina

0.14 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.14in
Last 3 days
0.14in

Visibility

How far you can see at Medina, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 7 miles Fri 2 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Medina, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.4 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Medina I-94 MP 231ND005

Beside a road/1.4 mi away/1,979 ft/167 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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JamestownJMS

At an airfield/29.3 mi away/1,499 ft/313 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank2of 312

measured daily2 instruments

Medina 5.5 WNWND-SM-16

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.7 mi away/1,836 ft/24 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Nd Jamestown 38 WSWJTNN8

At a cooperative observer's station/12.0 mi away/1,916 ft/104 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Jamestown, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 29.3 mi from Medina, North Dakota. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:56 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 1,500 ft, broken at 2,800 ft, overcast at 3,200 ft; the ceiling is 2,800 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Jamestown, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 1,500 feet, broken cloud with its base at 2,800 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 3,200 feet, the ceiling at 2,800 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JMSFIG. A THE SKY OVER JAMESTOWNSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 3,200 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 2,800 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 1,500 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,800 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEJamestown, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS JMSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-JMS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

42.0 F with a dew point of 39.0 F, 89 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Jamestown: temperature 42.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 39.0, 89 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 700 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JMSFIG. B THE AIR AT JAMESTOWNTHE 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 700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 38.3 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 1,500 FTTEMPERATURE 42.0 FDEW POINT 39.0 FSPREAD 3.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 89 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 POINTTITLEJamestown, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS JMSTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-JMS-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (350 degrees) at 22 mph, gusting 40 mph: force 5, a fresh breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 51 mph.

Plan of the wind at Jamestown, north up: blowing from 350 degrees, the north, at 22 miles an hour, gusting 40; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 5, fresh breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JMSFIG. C THE WIND AT JAMESTOWNPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 350°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19NOW, 22 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE39GUST, 40 MPH9STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEJamestown, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS JMSTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-JMS-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Jamestown, 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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