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Shell Valley, North Dakota

Community in Rolette County, North Dakota

Precipitation

What has fallen at Shell Valley

0.26 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
0.26in
Last 3 days
0.26in

Visibility

How far you can see at Shell Valley, the next 43 hours

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

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Shell Valley, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.9 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Rolla06D

At an airfield/10.3 mi away/1,821 ft/43 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank205of 312

Dunseith ESS US-28 1ND029

Beside a road/10.5 mi away/1,686 ft/178 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

BelcourtBCTN8

At a cooperative observer's station/3.5 mi away/1,926 ft/62 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Belcourt 0.2 NEND-RL-1

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.0 mi away/1,963 ft/99 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Rolla, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.3 mi from Shell Valley, North Dakota. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:55 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 2,700 ft, overcast at 3,100 ft; the ceiling is 2,700 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Rolla, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 2,700 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 3,100 feet, the ceiling at 2,700 feet, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 3,100 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 2,700 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,700 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, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

39.2 F with a dew point of 37.4 F, 93 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 400 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,700 ft.

Chart of the air at Rolla: temperature 39.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 37.4, 93 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 400 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,700 feet; 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00030 F40 F50 FSATURATES 400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 37.0 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 2,700 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 39.2 F, 37.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 93 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-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (330 degrees) at 24 mph: force 5, a fresh breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 45 mph.

Plan of the wind at Rolla, north up: blowing from 330 degrees, the north northwest, at 24 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 5, fresh 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 330°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19NOW, 24 MPH6STRONG 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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Belcourt (BCTN8), 3.5 miles from here, read 6 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

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