Storm Station
Epping, North Dakota
49° 62°/40°
Clear· Feels like 47°·Light breeze 5 mph W
Mostly clear. Low around 40, with temperatures rising to around 45 overnight. West wind around 7 mph.
0UV Low
29Air quality
47%Humidity
0%Cloud
Now
2:00 AM
49feels47
now, clear
Today
Sep 27
6240
overcast
Mon
Sep 28
6049
39%
17mph
drizzle
Tue
Sep 29
7853
19mph
overcast
Wed
Sep 30
6451
22mph
overcast
Thu
Oct 1
6043
12mph
overcast
Fri
Oct 2
7046
20mph
overcast
Sat
Oct 3
6453
25mph
overcast
49°
62°40°
60°49°
78°53°
64°51°
60°43°
70°46°
64°53°

As of 2:00 AM in Epping, North Dakota.

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Epping, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 7.9 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Ray US 2 MP 51.3ND024

Beside a road/7.9 mi away/2,365 ft/153 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

Williston BasinXWA

At an airfield/18.0 mi away/2,332 ft/120 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank5of 198

measured daily2 instruments

Williston 3.0 NND-WM-4

In a volunteer observer's own ground/13.1 mi away/1,997 ft/215 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

WillistonWLSN8

At a cooperative observer's station/15.1 mi away/1,889 ft/323 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Williston Basin, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 18.0 mi from Epping. 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

Elsewhere in North Dakota

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Near Epping

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