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Wales, North Dakota

City in Cavalier County, North Dakota

Precipitation

What has fallen at Wales

None in the last 24 hours; 0.01 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 10 PM. 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 Wales, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 7 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Wales, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 7.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

LangdonD55

At an airfield/13.5 mi away/1,608 ft/36 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank263of 311

Clyde ND-5ND042

Beside a road/16.7 mi away/1,627 ft/55 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

Hampden RAWSHMDN8

A remote fire weather station/25.4 mi away/1,555 ft/17 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank90of 311

measured daily2 instruments

Langdon 1.4 ESEND-CV-4

In a volunteer observer's own ground/15.1 mi away/1,641 ft/69 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Langdon, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.5 mi from Wales, North Dakota. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 11:35 PM 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 Langdon, 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 D55FIG. A THE SKY OVER LANGDONSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLELangdon, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS D55TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-D55-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

41.0 F with a dew point of 33.8 F, 75 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,600 ft up.

Chart of the air at Langdon: temperature 41.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 33.8, 75 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,600 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT D55FIG. B THE AIR AT LANGDONTHE 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 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 32.2 FTEMPERATURE 41.0 FDEW POINT 33.8 FSPREAD 7.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 75 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 POINTTITLELangdon, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS D55TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-D55-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southwest (220 degrees) at 18 mph, gusting 25 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 29 mph.

Plan of the wind at Langdon, north up: blowing from 220 degrees, the southwest, at 18 miles an hour, gusting 25; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT D55FIG. C THE WIND AT LANGDONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 220°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 18 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 25 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELangdon, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS D55TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-D55-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Experimental Farm (LNGN8), 15.7 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in North Dakota

21 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Wales

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Wales

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