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White Shield, North Dakota

Community in McLean County, North Dakota

Air quality

The air at White Shield

Index 21, good, led by ozone. Read at 5 AM from its reporting area, Beulah (ND), 24 miles off.

21Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)6Good23.4 mi
  • Ozone21Good21 ppb23.4 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)5Good23.4 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide0Good0 ppb23.4 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide1Good1 ppb23.4 mi

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 White Shield

None in the last 3 days, to Sat 5 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at White Shield, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Mon 1 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest White Shield, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 10.1 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Echo (ryder)1EN

At an airfield/10.1 mi away/2,100 ft/90 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank265of 311

Coleharbor US 83 MP 151.6ND021

Beside a road/29.1 mi away/1,907 ft/103 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

GarrisonGSNN8

At a cooperative observer's station/19.4 mi away/1,923 ft/87 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Echo (ryder), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.1 mi from White Shield, North Dakota. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 5:55 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 Echo (ryder), 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 1ENFIG. A THE SKY OVER ECHO (RYDER)SECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEEcho (ryder), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 1ENTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-1EN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

37.6 F with a dew point of 30.0 F, 74 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Echo (ryder): temperature 37.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 30.0, 74 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 1ENFIG. B THE AIR AT ECHO (RYDER)THE 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 1,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 28.3 FTEMPERATURE 37.6 FDEW POINT 30.0 FSPREAD 7.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 74 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 POINTTITLEEcho (ryder), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 1ENTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-1EN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (180 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Echo (ryder), north up: blowing from 180 degrees, the south, at 6 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 1ENFIG. C THE WIND AT ECHO (RYDER)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 180°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEEcho (ryder), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 1ENTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-1EN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Echo (ryder), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in North Dakota

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

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

Near White Shield

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