Storm Station
Colfax, North Dakota
63° 71°/59°
Fog· Feels like 63°·Light breeze 6 mph S
A chance of rain showers and patchy fog before 3am, then patchy fog and a slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy. Low around 58, with temperatures rising to around 61 overnight. South southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
0UV Low
20Air quality
97%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
2:45 AM
63feels63
now, fog
Today
Sep 27
7159
12mph
drizzle
Mon
Sep 28
7151
39%
20mph
rain light
Tue
Sep 29
7363
88%
15mph
drizzle dense
Wed
Sep 30
8160
18mph
overcast
Thu
Oct 1
6349
21mph
overcast
Fri
Oct 2
6644
15mph
overcast
Sat
Oct 3
7053
21mph
overcast
63°
71°59°
71°51°
73°63°
81°60°
63°49°
66°44°
70°53°

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Colfax, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.9 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Wahpeton ND 13 MP 384.5ND017

Beside a road/14.7 mi away/962 ft/6 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

WahpetonBWP

At an airfield/20.3 mi away/967 ft/11 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank170of 198

Sheyenne National GrasslandsSNGN8

At a river or reservoir gauge/21.2 mi away/1,060 ft/104 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank27of 198

measured daily2 instruments

Wahpeton 15.8 NNWND-RC-17

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.9 mi away/937 ft/19 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Mc Leod 3 EMCLN8

At a cooperative observer's station/18.3 mi away/1,073 ft/117 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Wahpeton, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 20.3 mi from Colfax. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 7,000 ft; the ceiling is 7,000 ft; visibility 1.5 mi.

Section of the sky over Wahpeton, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 7,000 feet, the ceiling at 7,000 feet, and visibility of 1.5 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BWPFIG. A THE SKY OVER WAHPETONSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 7,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 7,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 1.5 MI0510TITLEWahpeton, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BWPTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BWP-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

62.6 F with a dew point of 62.6 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 7,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Wahpeton: temperature 62.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 62.6, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 7,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BWPFIG. B THE AIR AT WAHPETONTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 7,000 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 62.6 F, 62.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 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 POINTTITLEWahpeton, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BWPTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BWP-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southeast (150 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Wahpeton, north up: blowing from 150 degrees, the south southeast, at 7 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 BWPFIG. C THE WIND AT WAHPETONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 150°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWahpeton, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BWPTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BWP-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Mc Leod 3 E (MCLN8), 18.3 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 08:30. measured daily

Elsewhere in North Dakota

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Near Colfax

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