Storm Station
Tower City, North Dakota
65°
Light rain· Feels like 65°·Gentle breeze 9 mph SSE
Patchy fog. Partly cloudy. Low around 52, with temperatures rising to around 56 overnight. West wind around 7 mph.
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22Air quality
97%Humidity
98%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Tower City, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Valley CityBAC

At an airfield/16.3 mi away/1,402 ft/233 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank145of 198

Sheyenne National GrasslandsSNGN8

At a river or reservoir gauge/35.8 mi away/1,060 ft/109 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank27of 198

measured daily2 instruments

Tower City 0.2 SSWND-CS-51

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.2 mi away/1,176 ft/7 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Valley CityBLDN8

At a cooperative observer's station/20.8 mi away/1,234 ft/65 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Valley City, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 16.3 mi from Tower City. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 6 mi.

Section of the sky over Valley City, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 6 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BACFIG. A THE SKY OVER VALLEY CITYSECTION, 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: 6 MI0510TITLEValley City, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BACTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BAC-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

60.8 F with a dew point of 60.8 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground.

Chart of the air at Valley City: temperature 60.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 60.8, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BACFIG. B THE AIR AT VALLEY CITYTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 60.8 F, 60.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 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 POINTTITLEValley City, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BACTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BAC-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west southwest (240 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Valley City, north up: blowing from 240 degrees, the west southwest, at 8 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 BACFIG. C THE WIND AT VALLEY CITYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 240°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEValley City, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BACTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BAC-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Valley City, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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