Storm Station
Columbus, North Dakota
48° 61°/41°
Clear· Feels like 43°·Gentle breeze 10 mph W
Partly cloudy. Low around 43, with temperatures rising to around 46 overnight. West wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
0UV Low
30Air quality
57%Humidity
0%Cloud
Now
2:45 AM
48feels43
now, clear
Today
Sep 27
6141
overcast
Mon
Sep 28
6248
32%
overcast
Tue
Sep 29
7851
20mph
overcast
Wed
Sep 30
6352
21mph
overcast
Thu
Oct 1
5942
16mph
overcast
Fri
Oct 2
6644
21mph
overcast
Sat
Oct 3
6353
25mph
overcast
48°
61°41°
62°48°
78°51°
63°52°
59°42°
66°44°
63°53°

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Columbus, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 17.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

CrosbyD50

At an airfield/23.6 mi away/1,949 ft/17 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank152of 198

LostwoodLWDN8

At a river or reservoir gauge/25.5 mi away/2,313 ft/381 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank30of 198

Northgate 5 ESE94084

At a climate reference station/27.9 mi away/1,842 ft/90 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Crosby 7.1 ENEND-DV-7

In a volunteer observer's own ground/17.1 mi away/1,907 ft/25 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

CrosbyCBYN8

At a cooperative observer's station/23.2 mi away/1,949 ft/17 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Crosby, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 23.6 mi from Columbus. 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 Crosby, 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 D50FIG. A THE SKY OVER CROSBYSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLECrosby, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS D50TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-D50-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

50.0 F with a dew point of 28.4 F, 43 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,900 ft up.

Chart of the air at Crosby: temperature 50.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 28.4, 43 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,900 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT D50FIG. B THE AIR AT CROSBYTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 4,900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 23.9 FTEMPERATURE 50.0 FDEW POINT 28.4 FSPREAD 21.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 43 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 POINTTITLECrosby, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS D50TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-D50-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west southwest (250 degrees) at 14 mph, gusting 20 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 23 mph.

Plan of the wind at Crosby, north up: blowing from 250 degrees, the west southwest, at 14 miles an hour, gusting 20; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT D50FIG. C THE WIND AT CROSBYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 250°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 14 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 20 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECrosby, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS D50TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-D50-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Crosby, 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 Columbus

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