Storm Station
Long Creek, North Dakota
52°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 52°·Moderate breeze 14 mph W
Sunny, with a high near 63. North wind 3 to 7 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
52%Humidity
55%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Long Creek, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 12.3 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Ray US 2 MP 51.3ND024

Beside a road/16.7 mi away/2,365 ft/430 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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WatfordS25

At an airfield/21.0 mi away/2,106 ft/171 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank169of 198

measured daily2 instruments

Williston 9.5 SEND-WM-15

In a volunteer observer's own ground/12.3 mi away/1,924 ft/11 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

WillistonWLSN8

At a cooperative observer's station/17.6 mi away/1,889 ft/46 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Watford, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 21.0 mi from Long Creek. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 8:35 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 Watford, 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 S25FIG. A THE SKY OVER WATFORDSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEWatford, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS S25TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-S25-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

44.6 F with a dew point of 35.6 F, 70 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,000 ft up.

Chart of the air at Watford: temperature 44.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 35.6, 70 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,000 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT S25FIG. B THE AIR AT WATFORDTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 2,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 33.7 FTEMPERATURE 44.6 FDEW POINT 35.6 FSPREAD 9.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 70 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 POINTTITLEWatford, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS S25TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-S25-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southwest (230 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Watford, north up: blowing from 230 degrees, the southwest, at 5 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 S25FIG. C THE WIND AT WATFORDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 230°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWatford, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS S25TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-S25-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Watford, 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 Long Creek

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