Storm Station
Washburn, North Dakota
69°
Clear· Feels like 69°·Light breeze 5 mph WNW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. West wind around 5 mph.
-UV
25Air quality
63%Humidity
1%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Washburn, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.8 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Washburn ESS US-83ND026

Beside a road/0.9 mi away/1,869 ft/54 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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HazenHZE

At an airfield/25.9 mi away/1,811 ft/4 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank152of 198

Mandan #1S2020

At a soil climate station/36.6 mi away/1,930 ft/115 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

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measured daily2 instruments

WashburnWASN8

At a cooperative observer's station/0.8 mi away/1,732 ft/83 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Baldwin 2.2 SWND-BH-14

In a volunteer observer's own ground/23.2 mi away/2,053 ft/238 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Hazen, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 25.9 mi from Washburn. 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 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Hazen, 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 HZEFIG. A THE SKY OVER HAZENSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEHazen, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS HZETYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-HZE-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

46.4 F with a dew point of 39.2 F, 76 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Hazen: temperature 46.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 39.2, 76 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HZEFIG. B THE AIR AT HAZENTHE 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 1,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 37.6 FTEMPERATURE 46.4 FDEW POINT 39.2 FSPREAD 7.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 76 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 POINTTITLEHazen, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS HZETYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-HZE-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southwest (230 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Hazen, north up: blowing from 230 degrees, the southwest, at 6 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 HZEFIG. C THE WIND AT HAZENPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 230°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEHazen, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS HZETYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-HZE-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Hazen, 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 Washburn

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