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Zap, North Dakota

City in Mercer County, North Dakota

Air quality

The air at Zap

Index 19, good, led by ozone. Read at 4 AM from its reporting area, Beulah (ND), 8 miles off.

19Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)9Good-
  • Ozone19Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)4Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 21, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Zap

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

Last 24 hours
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Last 3 days
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Visibility

How far you can see at Zap, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sun 1 AM, lowest 8 miles Fri 9 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Zap, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 7.5 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

HazenHZE

At an airfield/16.3 mi away/1,811 ft/34 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank284of 312

Coleharbor US 83 MP 151.6ND021

Beside a road/37.3 mi away/1,907 ft/62 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Beulah 0.4 SND-MR-13

In a volunteer observer's own ground/7.5 mi away/1,775 ft/70 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank267of 312

Golden ValleyGDVN8

At a cooperative observer's station/9.6 mi away/1,861 ft/16 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Hazen, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 16.3 mi from Zap, North Dakota. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 4:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 2,100 ft; the ceiling is 2,100 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Hazen, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 2,100 feet, the ceiling at 2,100 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HZEFIG. A THE SKY OVER HAZENSECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,500ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 2,100 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,100 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEHazen, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS HZETYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HZE-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

41.0 F with a dew point of 35.6 F, 81 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 2,100 ft.

Chart of the air at Hazen: temperature 41.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 35.6, 81 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 2,100 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HZEFIG. B THE AIR AT HAZENTHE 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 1,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 34.4 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 2,100 FTTEMPERATURE 41.0 FDEW POINT 35.6 FSPREAD 5.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 81 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 POINTTITLEHazen, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS HZETYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HZE-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 10 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 17 mph.

Plan of the wind at Hazen, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 10 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HZEFIG. C THE WIND AT HAZENPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEHazen, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS HZETYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HZE-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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