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Mooreton, North Dakota

City in Richland County, North Dakota

Air quality

The air at Mooreton

Index 14, good, led by ozone. Read at 5 AM from its reporting area, Red River Valley South (MN), 46 miles off.

14Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)11Good-
  • Ozone14Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Wed Oct 21, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 25, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Mon 1 AM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Mooreton

None in the last 24 hours; 0.29 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 5 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.29in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Mon 1 AM.

SatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Mooreton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Wahpeton ND 13 MP 384.5ND017

Beside a road/0.6 mi away/962 ft/8 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

WahpetonBWP

At an airfield/12.9 mi away/967 ft/3 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank212of 311

measured daily2 instruments

Mooreton 0.1 SND-RC-5

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.2 mi away/971 ft/1 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Mc Leod 3 EMCLN8

At a cooperative observer's station/19.6 mi away/1,073 ft/103 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank11of 311

Station report

The weather at Wahpeton, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.9 mi from Mooreton, North Dakota. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 6:15 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 Wahpeton, 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 BWPFIG. A THE SKY OVER WAHPETONSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEWahpeton, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BWPTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-BWP-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

33.8 F with a dew point of 33.8 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground.

Chart of the air at Wahpeton: temperature 33.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 33.8, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BWPFIG. B THE AIR AT WAHPETONTHE 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 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 33.8 F, 33.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 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 POINTTITLEWahpeton, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BWPTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-BWP-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southeast (150 degrees) at 12 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Wahpeton, north up: blowing from 150 degrees, the south southeast, at 12 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 BWPFIG. C THE WIND AT WAHPETONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 150°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWahpeton, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BWPTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-BWP-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Mc Leod 3 E (MCLN8), 19.6 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 Mooreton

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

Near Mooreton

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