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Wilton, North Dakota

City in McLean County, North Dakota

Air quality

The air at Wilton

Index 19, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Bismarck (ND), 23 miles off.

19Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)7Good23.1 mi
  • Ozone19Good21 ppb23.1 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)4Good23.1 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide1Good1.3 ppb23.1 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.2 ppb23.1 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 52, moderate.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Wilton

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.00in

Visibility

How far you can see at Wilton, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 9 miles Fri 7 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Wilton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 10.9 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Washburn ESS US-83ND026

Beside a road/15.4 mi away/1,869 ft/302 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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BismarckBIS

At an airfield/26.8 mi away/1,660 ft/511 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank41of 312

Mandan #1S2020

At a soil climate station/27.8 mi away/1,930 ft/241 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank91of 312

measured daily2 instruments

Baldwin 2.2 SWND-BH-14

In a volunteer observer's own ground/10.9 mi away/2,053 ft/118 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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WashburnWASN8

At a cooperative observer's station/14.1 mi away/1,732 ft/439 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Bismarck, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 26.8 mi from Wilton, North Dakota. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:52 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 2,300 ft, broken at 4,800 ft; the ceiling is 2,300 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Bismarck, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 2,300 feet, broken cloud with its base at 4,800 feet, the ceiling at 2,300 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BISFIG. A THE SKY OVER BISMARCKSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETBKN 4,800 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 2,300 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,300 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEBismarck, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BISTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BIS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

44.0 F with a dew point of 37.0 F, 76 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,600 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,300 ft.

Chart of the air at Bismarck: temperature 44.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 37.0, 76 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, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,300 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BISFIG. B THE AIR AT BISMARCKTHE 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 35.5 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 2,300 FTTEMPERATURE 44.0 FDEW POINT 37.0 FSPREAD 7.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 76 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 POINTTITLEBismarck, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BISTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BIS-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 18 mph, gusting 35 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 35 mph.

Plan of the wind at Bismarck, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 18 miles an hour, gusting 35; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BISFIG. C THE WIND AT BISMARCKPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 18 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE32GUST, 35 MPH8GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBismarck, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BISTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BIS-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in North Dakota

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Near Wilton

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