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Rocklake, North Dakota

City in Towner County, North Dakota

Precipitation

What has fallen at Rocklake

0.01 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Fri 10 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.01in
Last 3 days
0.01in

Visibility

How far you can see at Rocklake, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 7 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Rocklake, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 14.5 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Clyde ND-5ND042

Beside a road/14.5 mi away/1,627 ft/80 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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Rolla06D

At an airfield/18.2 mi away/1,821 ft/274 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank205of 312

measured daily2 instruments

Rolla 0.3 NND-RL-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/17.6 mi away/1,812 ft/265 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Cando 1 ECAON8

At a cooperative observer's station/20.9 mi away/1,493 ft/54 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Rolla, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 18.2 mi from Rocklake, 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 Rolla, 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 06DFIG. A THE SKY OVER ROLLASECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLERolla, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 06DTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-06D-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

39.2 F with a dew point of 33.8 F, 81 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Rolla: temperature 39.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 33.8, 81 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; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 06DFIG. B THE AIR AT ROLLATHE 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 F50 FSATURATES 1,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 32.6 FTEMPERATURE 39.2 FDEW POINT 33.8 FSPREAD 5.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 81 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 POINTTITLERolla, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 06DTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-06D-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west southwest (240 degrees) at 15 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 22 mph.

Plan of the wind at Rolla, north up: blowing from 240 degrees, the west southwest, at 15 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 06DFIG. C THE WIND AT ROLLAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 240°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 15 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLERolla, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 06DTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-06D-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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