Storm Station
Lignite, North Dakota
49° 60°/41°
Clear· Feels like 45°·Gentle breeze 9 mph W
Partly cloudy. Low around 42, with temperatures rising to around 44 overnight. West wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
0UV Low
29Air quality
55%Humidity
0%Cloud
Now
2:30 AM
49feels45
now, clear
Today
Sep 27
6041
overcast
Mon
Sep 28
6147
34%
drizzle dense
Tue
Sep 29
7751
19mph
overcast
Wed
Sep 30
6352
21mph
overcast
Thu
Oct 1
5842
17mph
overcast
Fri
Oct 2
6643
21mph
overcast
Sat
Oct 3
6252
24mph
overcast
49°
60°41°
61°47°
77°51°
63°52°
58°42°
66°43°
62°52°

As of 2:30 AM in Lignite, North Dakota.

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Lignite, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 9.7 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Lima1LN

At an airfield/14.7 mi away/1,962 ft/20 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank185of 198

LostwoodLWDN8

At a river or reservoir gauge/18.4 mi away/2,313 ft/331 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank30of 198

Northgate 5 ESE94084

At a climate reference station/18.8 mi away/1,842 ft/140 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Flaxton 3.2 NNEND-BK-2

In a volunteer observer's own ground/9.7 mi away/1,934 ft/48 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Nd Northgate 5 ESENGTN8

At a cooperative observer's station/19.0 mi away/1,834 ft/148 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Lima, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 14.7 mi from Lignite. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 1:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 21,000 ft; the ceiling is 21,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Lima, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 21,000 feet, the ceiling at 21,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 1LNFIG. A THE SKY OVER LIMASECTION, 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 STATION05,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,00035,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 21,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 21,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLELima, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 1LNTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-1LN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014, FB-SKY-010, FB-SKY-011, FB-SKY-012

The air

53.8 F with a dew point of 35.6 F, 50 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,100 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 21,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Lima: temperature 53.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 35.6, 50 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,100 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 21,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 1LNFIG. B THE AIR AT LIMATHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 4,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 31.7 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 21,000 FTTEMPERATURE 53.8 FDEW POINT 35.6 FSPREAD 18.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 50 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 POINTTITLELima, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 1LNTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-1LN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west (270 degrees) at 9 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Lima, north up: blowing from 270 degrees, the west, 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 1LNFIG. C THE WIND AT LIMAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 270°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELima, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 1LNTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-1LN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Lima, 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 Lignite

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