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Trenton, North Dakota

Community in Williams County, North Dakota

Precipitation

What has fallen at Trenton

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. 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 Trenton, the next 43 hours

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

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Trenton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Arnegard US-85ND048

Beside a road/24.6 mi away/2,303 ft/344 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Williston 13.8 WSWND-WM-2

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.1 mi away/1,969 ft/10 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Experiment FarmWEFN8

On a farm or research station/6.3 mi away/2,103 ft/144 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Williston Basin, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.7 mi from Trenton, North Dakota. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:51 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 Williston Basin, 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 XWAFIG. A THE SKY OVER WILLISTON BASINSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEWilliston Basin, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS XWATYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-XWA-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

31.0 F with a dew point of 28.0 F, 88 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Williston Basin: temperature 31.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 28.0, 88 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT XWAFIG. B THE AIR AT WILLISTON BASINTHE 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 FSATURATES 700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 27.4 FTEMPERATURE 31.0 FDEW POINT 28.0 FSPREAD 3.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 88 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 POINTTITLEWilliston Basin, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS XWATYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-XWA-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (320 degrees) at 9 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Williston Basin, north up: blowing from 320 degrees, the northwest, at 9 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 XWAFIG. C THE WIND AT WILLISTON BASINPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 320°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWilliston Basin, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS XWATYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-XWA-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Elsewhere in North Dakota

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Near Trenton

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Near Trenton

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