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Minot AFB, North Dakota

Community in Ward County, North Dakota

Precipitation

What has fallen at Minot AFB

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. 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 Minot AFB, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 8 miles Fri 9 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Minot AFB, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.9 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Minot_AFBMIB

At an airfield/1.9 mi away/1,667 ft/41 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank85of 312

Westhope ND-5ND041

Beside a road/30.8 mi away/1,493 ft/133 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Minot 4.5 NWND-WR-9

In a volunteer observer's own ground/10.0 mi away/1,797 ft/171 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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FoxholmFHMN8

At a cooperative observer's station/11.7 mi away/1,677 ft/51 ft above here

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Station report

The weather at Minot_AFB, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 1.9 mi from Minot AFB, North Dakota. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:55 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 2,300 ft, broken at 3,000 ft, overcast at 4,200 ft; the ceiling is 2,300 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Minot_AFB, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 2,300 feet, broken cloud with its base at 3,000 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 4,200 feet, the ceiling at 2,300 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MIBFIG. A THE SKY OVER MINOT_AFBSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONOVC 4,200 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 3,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 2,300 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,300 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMinot_AFB, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MIBTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MIB-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

43.0 F with a dew point of 37.8 F, 82 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,300 ft.

Chart of the air at Minot_AFB: temperature 43.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 37.8, 82 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,300 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MIBFIG. B THE AIR AT MINOT_AFBTHE 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 1,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 36.6 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 2,300 FTTEMPERATURE 43.0 FDEW POINT 37.8 FSPREAD 5.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 82 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 POINTTITLEMinot_AFB, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MIBTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MIB-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (10 degrees) at 17 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 46 mph.

Plan of the wind at Minot_AFB, north up: blowing from 10 degrees, the north, at 17 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MIBFIG. C THE WIND AT MINOT_AFBPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 10°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 17 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMinot_AFB, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MIBTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MIB-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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