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West Fargo, North Dakota

City in Cass County, North Dakota

Air quality

The air at West Fargo

Index 12, good, led by fine particles. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Fargo (ND), 6 miles off.

12Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)12Good6.2 mi
  • Ozone12Good17 ppb6.2 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide0Good0 ppb6.2 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide1Good1 ppb6.2 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 25, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at West Fargo

0.03 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.03in
Last 3 days
0.03in

Visibility

How far you can see at West Fargo, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 9 miles Thu 11 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest West Fargo, 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 now4 instruments

Fargo I-94 RR BridgeND013

Beside a road/5.6 mi away/870 ft/35 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

FargoFAR

At an airfield/6.7 mi away/899 ft/6 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank5of 312

measured daily2 instruments

West Fargo 1.2 SWND-CS-76

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.9 mi away/901 ft/4 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Fargo 3SFDRN8

At a cooperative observer's station/5.2 mi away/899 ft/6 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank244of 312

Station report

The weather at Fargo, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 6.7 mi from West Fargo, North Dakota. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:53 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 1,900 ft; the ceiling is 1,900 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Fargo, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 1,900 feet, the ceiling at 1,900 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FARFIG. A THE SKY OVER FARGOSECTION, 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 SHEETOVC 1,900 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,900 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEFargo, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS FARTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FAR-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

45.0 F with a dew point of 40.0 F, 83 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,900 ft.

Chart of the air at Fargo: temperature 45.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 40.0, 83 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,900 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FARFIG. B THE AIR AT FARGOTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 1,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 38.9 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 1,900 FTTEMPERATURE 45.0 FDEW POINT 40.0 FSPREAD 5.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 83 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 POINTTITLEFargo, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS FARTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FAR-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 29 mph, gusting 40 mph: force 6, a strong breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 44 mph.

Plan of the wind at Fargo, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 29 miles an hour, gusting 40; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 6, strong breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FARFIG. C THE WIND AT FARGOPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25NOW, 29 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE39GUST, 40 MPH9STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEFargo, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS FARTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FAR-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Fargo 3S (FDRN8), 5.2 miles from here, read 13 Oct, 23:59. measured daily

Elsewhere in North Dakota

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

Near West Fargo

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

Near West Fargo

River and lake gauges