Storm Station
Balta, North Dakota
49° 63°/44°
Clear· Feels like 46°·Light breeze 6 mph WSW
Patchy fog before 5am. Mostly clear, with a low around 46. West wind around 8 mph.
0UV Low
20Air quality
78%Humidity
0%Cloud
Now
2:45 AM
49feels46
now, clear
Today
Sep 27
6344
12mph
overcast
Mon
Sep 28
6249
82%
16mph
showers light
Tue
Sep 29
7755
57%
12mph
overcast
Wed
Sep 30
7254
22mph
overcast
Thu
Oct 1
5947
19mph
overcast
Fri
Oct 2
6643
19mph
overcast
Sat
Oct 3
6855
22mph
drizzle light
49°
63°44°
62°49°
77°55°
72°54°
59°47°
66°43°
68°55°

As of 2:45 AM in Balta, North Dakota.

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Balta, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 9.4 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Rugby US 2 MP 207ND009

Beside a road/13.4 mi away/1,510 ft/43 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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RugbyRUG

At an airfield/15.4 mi away/1,545 ft/8 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank152of 198

measured daily2 instruments

Towner 11.9 SEND-PR-6

In a volunteer observer's own ground/9.4 mi away/1,562 ft/9 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

RugbyRBYN8

At a cooperative observer's station/12.8 mi away/1,549 ft/4 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Rugby, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 15.4 mi from Balta. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:35 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 Rugby, 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 RUGFIG. A THE SKY OVER RUGBYSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLERugby, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS RUGTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RUG-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

46.4 F with a dew point of 42.8 F, 87 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 800 ft up.

Chart of the air at Rugby: temperature 46.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 42.8, 87 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 800 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RUGFIG. B THE AIR AT RUGBYTHE 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 800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 42.0 FTEMPERATURE 46.4 FDEW POINT 42.8 FSPREAD 3.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 87 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 POINTTITLERugby, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS RUGTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RUG-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southwest (220 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Rugby, north up: blowing from 220 degrees, the southwest, at 8 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 RUGFIG. C THE WIND AT RUGBYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 220°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLERugby, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS RUGTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RUG-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Rugby, 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.

Near Balta

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