Storm Station
Plaza, North Dakota
47° 63°/41°
Clear· Feels like 44°·Light breeze 7 mph W
Partly cloudy. Low around 43, with temperatures rising to around 45 overnight. West wind around 10 mph.
0UV Low
27Air quality
59%Humidity
0%Cloud
Now
2:45 AM
47feels44
now, clear
Today
Sep 27
6341
overcast
Mon
Sep 28
6248
61%
19mph
rain
Tue
Sep 29
7855
15mph
overcast
Wed
Sep 30
6851
23mph
overcast
Thu
Oct 1
5944
16mph
overcast
Fri
Oct 2
6744
21mph
overcast
Sat
Oct 3
6654
10%
24mph
drizzle light
47°
63°41°
62°48°
78°55°
68°51°
59°44°
67°44°
66°54°

As of 2:45 AM in Plaza, North Dakota.

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Plaza, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 8.4 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Echo (ryder)1EN

At an airfield/23.2 mi away/2,100 ft/4 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank196of 198

New Town ND 23 MP 46ND018

Beside a road/28.5 mi away/1,935 ft/161 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Makoti 0.1 ENEND-WR-13

In a volunteer observer's own ground/8.4 mi away/2,084 ft/12 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Experiment StationMNON8

On a farm or research station/32.4 mi away/1,765 ft/331 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Echo (ryder), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 23.2 mi from Plaza. 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 Echo (ryder), 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 1ENFIG. A THE SKY OVER ECHO (RYDER)SECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEEcho (ryder), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 1ENTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-1EN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

49.5 F with a dew point of 40.5 F, 71 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Echo (ryder): temperature 49.5 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 40.5, 71 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,100 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 1ENFIG. B THE AIR AT ECHO (RYDER)THE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 2,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 38.5 FTEMPERATURE 49.5 FDEW POINT 40.5 FSPREAD 9.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 71 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 POINTTITLEEcho (ryder), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 1ENTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-1EN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west (260 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Echo (ryder), north up: blowing from 260 degrees, the west, at 7 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 1ENFIG. C THE WIND AT ECHO (RYDER)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 260°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEEcho (ryder), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 1ENTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-1EN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Echo (ryder), 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 Plaza

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