Storm Station
Des Lacs, North Dakota
54°
Clear· Feels like 54°·Moderate breeze 13 mph W
Partly cloudy. Low around 46, with temperatures rising to around 48 overnight. West wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
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-Air quality
59%Humidity
10%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 3 instruments nearest Des Lacs, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.5 miles away.

measured now1 instrument

Minot_INTLMOT

At an airfield/13.0 mi away/1,716 ft/218 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank2of 198

measured daily2 instruments

Burlington 0.3 NND-WR-12

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.5 mi away/1,578 ft/356 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Experiment StationMNON8

On a farm or research station/13.2 mi away/1,765 ft/169 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Minot_INTL, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.0 mi from Des Lacs. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:54 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 Minot_INTL, 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 MOTFIG. A THE SKY OVER MINOT_INTLSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEMinot_INTL, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MOTTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MOT-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

51.0 F with a dew point of 37.0 F, 59 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Minot_INTL: temperature 51.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 37.0, 59 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,200 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MOTFIG. B THE AIR AT MINOT_INTLTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 3,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 34.0 FTEMPERATURE 51.0 FDEW POINT 37.0 FSPREAD 14.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 59 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 POINTTITLEMinot_INTL, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MOTTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MOT-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southwest (230 degrees) at 9 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Minot_INTL, north up: blowing from 230 degrees, the southwest, at 9 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 MOTFIG. C THE WIND AT MINOT_INTLPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 230°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMinot_INTL, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MOTTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MOT-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in North Dakota

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