Storm Station
Blacktail, North Dakota
51° 63°/44°
Clear· Feels like 51°·Moderate breeze 14 mph WNW
Mostly clear. Low around 44, with temperatures rising to around 47 overnight. West wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
0UV Low
30Air quality
39%Humidity
0%Cloud
Now
2:45 AM
51feels51
14mph
now, clear
Today
Sep 27
6344
13mph
overcast
Mon
Sep 28
6549
27%
drizzle
Tue
Sep 29
7854
18mph
overcast
Wed
Sep 30
6453
21mph
overcast
Thu
Oct 1
6044
13mph
overcast
Fri
Oct 2
7147
19mph
overcast
Sat
Oct 3
6555
24mph
overcast
51°
63°44°
65°49°
78°54°
64°53°
60°44°
71°47°
65°55°

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Blacktail, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 10.0 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Williston BasinXWA

At an airfield/11.9 mi away/2,332 ft/248 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank5of 198

Ray US 2 MP 51.3ND024

Beside a road/25.0 mi away/2,365 ft/281 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Zahl 0.1 SND-WM-12

In a volunteer observer's own ground/10.0 mi away/2,001 ft/83 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

WillistonWLSN8

At a cooperative observer's station/19.8 mi away/1,889 ft/195 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Williston Basin, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.9 mi from Blacktail. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 1:51 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 Williston Basin, 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 XWAFIG. A THE SKY OVER WILLISTON BASINSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEWilliston Basin, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS XWATYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-XWA-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

53.0 F with a dew point of 27.0 F, 36 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 5,900 ft up.

Chart of the air at Williston Basin: temperature 53.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 27.0, 36 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 5,900 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT XWAFIG. B THE AIR AT WILLISTON BASINTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 5,900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 21.7 FTEMPERATURE 53.0 FDEW POINT 27.0 FSPREAD 26.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 36 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 POINTTITLEWilliston Basin, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS XWATYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-XWA-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west (280 degrees) at 15 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Williston Basin, north up: blowing from 280 degrees, the west, at 15 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT XWAFIG. C THE WIND AT WILLISTON BASINPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 280°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 15 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWilliston Basin, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS XWATYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-XWA-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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