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Voltaire, North Dakota

City in McHenry County, North Dakota

Air quality

The air at Voltaire

Index 21, good, led by ozone. Read at 5 AM from its reporting area, Beulah (ND), 66 miles off.

21Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)6Good-
  • Ozone21Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)5Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 27, 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 Voltaire

None in the last 24 hours; 0.01 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
0.01in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Mon 1 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Voltaire, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.5 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Drake US-52ND040

Beside a road/17.9 mi away/1,591 ft/2 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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Minot_INTLMOT

At an airfield/26.2 mi away/1,716 ft/127 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank155of 311

measured daily2 instruments

Velva 3 NEVLAN8

At a cooperative observer's station/4.5 mi away/1,532 ft/57 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank6of 311

Granville 7.6 SND-MH-4

In a volunteer observer's own ground/9.6 mi away/1,588 ft/1 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Minot_INTL, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 26.2 mi from Voltaire, North Dakota. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 5:54 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 Minot_INTL, 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 MOTFIG. A THE SKY OVER MINOT_INTLSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEMinot_INTL, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MOTTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-MOT-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

42.0 F with a dew point of 28.0 F, 57 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Minot_INTL: temperature 42.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 28.0, 57 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,200 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MOTFIG. B THE AIR AT MINOT_INTLTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 3,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 25.1 FTEMPERATURE 42.0 FDEW POINT 28.0 FSPREAD 14.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 57 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 POINTTITLEMinot_INTL, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MOTTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-MOT-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southwest (200 degrees) at 17 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 35 mph.

Plan of the wind at Minot_INTL, north up: blowing from 200 degrees, the south southwest, at 17 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 MOTFIG. C THE WIND AT MINOT_INTLPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 200°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 17 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMinot_INTL, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MOTTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-MOT-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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