Storm Station
Sawyer, North Dakota
48° 63°/44°
Clear· Feels like 46°·Light breeze 6 mph W
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. West wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
0UV Low
27Air quality
70%Humidity
0%Cloud
Now
2:45 AM
48feels46
now, clear
Today
Sep 27
6344
overcast
Mon
Sep 28
6250
71%
20mph
rain
Tue
Sep 29
7856
20%
14mph
overcast
Wed
Sep 30
7254
21mph
mostly clear day
Thu
Oct 1
6047
18mph
overcast
Fri
Oct 2
6744
19mph
overcast
Sat
Oct 3
6955
23mph
drizzle light
48°
63°44°
62°50°
78°56°
72°54°
60°47°
67°44°
69°55°

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Sawyer, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Minot_INTLMOT

At an airfield/15.7 mi away/1,716 ft/179 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank3of 198

Drake US-52ND040

Beside a road/28.9 mi away/1,591 ft/54 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

J. Clark SalyerJCSN8

At a river or reservoir gauge/39.3 mi away/1,434 ft/103 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank33of 198

measured daily2 instruments

Minot 8.7 SEND-WR-5

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.2 mi away/1,556 ft/19 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Velva 3 NEVLAN8

At a cooperative observer's station/8.1 mi away/1,532 ft/5 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Minot_INTL, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 15.7 mi from Sawyer. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 1:54 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_INTL, 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 MOTFIG. A THE SKY OVER MINOT_INTLSECTION, 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_INTL, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MOTTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MOT-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

48.0 F with a dew point of 39.0 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 Minot_INTL: temperature 48.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 39.0, 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 MOTFIG. B THE AIR AT MINOT_INTLTHE 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 37.0 FTEMPERATURE 48.0 FDEW POINT 39.0 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 POINTTITLEMinot_INTL, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MOTTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MOT-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southwest (210 degrees) at 9 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Minot_INTL, north up: blowing from 210 degrees, the south southwest, 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 MOTFIG. C THE WIND AT MINOT_INTLPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 210°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMinot_INTL, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MOTTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MOT-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Minot_INTL, 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 Sawyer

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