Storm Station
Minot AFB, North Dakota
58°
Clear· Feels like 58°·Light breeze 6 mph SW
Partly cloudy. Low around 46, with temperatures rising to around 49 overnight. West wind around 8 mph.
-UV
25Air quality
55%Humidity
2%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Minot AFB, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.9 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Minot_AFBMIB

At an airfield/1.9 mi away/1,667 ft/41 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank195of 198

J. Clark SalyerJCSN8

At a river or reservoir gauge/30.1 mi away/1,434 ft/192 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank33of 198

Westhope ND-5ND041

Beside a road/30.8 mi away/1,493 ft/133 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Minot 4.5 NWND-WR-9

In a volunteer observer's own ground/10.0 mi away/1,797 ft/171 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

FoxholmFHMN8

At a cooperative observer's station/11.7 mi away/1,677 ft/51 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Minot_AFB, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 1.9 mi from Minot AFB. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 1:55 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_AFB, 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 MIBFIG. A THE SKY OVER MINOT_AFBSECTION, 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_AFB, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MIBTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MIB-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

48.7 F with a dew point of 38.0 F, 66 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,400 ft up.

Chart of the air at Minot_AFB: temperature 48.7 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 38.0, 66 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,400 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MIBFIG. B THE AIR AT MINOT_AFBTHE 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 2,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 35.7 FTEMPERATURE 48.7 FDEW POINT 38.0 FSPREAD 10.7 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 66 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_AFB, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MIBTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MIB-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 Minot_AFB, 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 MIBFIG. C THE WIND AT MINOT_AFBPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEMinot_AFB, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MIBTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MIB-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Minot_AFB, 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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