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Sarles, North Dakota

City in Cavalier County, North Dakota

Precipitation

What has fallen at Sarles

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.00in

Visibility

How far you can see at Sarles, the next 41 hours

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

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What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Sarles, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 11.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Clyde ND-5ND042

Beside a road/11.0 mi away/1,627 ft/40 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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Rolla06D

At an airfield/28.7 mi away/1,821 ft/234 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank205of 312

Hampden RAWSHMDN8

A remote fire weather station/33.4 mi away/1,555 ft/32 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank87of 312

measured daily2 instruments

Rolla 0.3 NND-RL-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/28.8 mi away/1,812 ft/225 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Cando 1 ECAON8

At a cooperative observer's station/32.5 mi away/1,493 ft/94 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Citizen station EW3711, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 24.7 mi from Sarles, North Dakota. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the west northwest (287 degrees) at 5 mph, gusting 12 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station EW3711, north up: blowing from 287 degrees, the west northwest, at 5 miles an hour, gusting 12; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EW3711FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION EW3711PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 287°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE8GUST, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station EW3711, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP EW3711TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EW3711-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 1,593 ft above sea level, 6 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.24 inHg and the temperature at 53.3 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.48 inHg means its barometer reads 28.77 inHg; it reports 37.0 F, 16.3 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station EW3711 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,593 feet above sea level with 6 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.24 inches of mercury, and temperature, 53.3 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.48 and the station pressure it means, 28.77.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EW3711FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION EW3711 STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERECITIZEN STATION EW37116 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,593 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE28.24 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE53.3 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.48 inHgITS BAROMETER READS28.77 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED37.0 FTITLECitizen station EW3711, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP EW3711TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EW3711-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 32 degrees above the horizon at 48.83 N, and the day is 10 h 36 min long. Level ground there takes 53 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station EW3711, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 32 degrees above the horizon, against 65 at the June solstice, 41 at the equinoxes and 18 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 36 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EW3711FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION EW3711ELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 65°EQUINOXES 41°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 18°OCT 16, 32°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 36 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 53 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 48.83 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station EW3711, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP EW3711TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EW3711-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station EW3711, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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