Storm Station
Westhope, North Dakota
64°
Clear· Feels like 64°·Light air 3 mph WNW
Partly cloudy. Low around 45, with temperatures rising to around 47 overnight. West wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
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25Air quality
61%Humidity
1%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Westhope, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Westhope ND-5ND041

Beside a road/6.3 mi away/1,493 ft/4 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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Oscar1ON

At an airfield/13.5 mi away/1,522 ft/25 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank181of 198

J. Clark SalyerJCSN8

At a river or reservoir gauge/24.4 mi away/1,434 ft/63 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank33of 198

measured daily2 instruments

Westhope 0.1 NND-BT-9

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.1 mi away/1,496 ft/1 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

UphamUPMN8

At a cooperative observer's station/24.2 mi away/1,444 ft/53 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Oscar, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.5 mi from Westhope. 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 Oscar, 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 1ONFIG. A THE SKY OVER OSCARSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEOscar, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 1ONTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-1ON-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

50.0 F with a dew point of 39.0 F, 66 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Oscar: temperature 50.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 39.0, 66 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 1ONFIG. B THE AIR AT OSCARTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 2,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 36.6 FTEMPERATURE 50.0 FDEW POINT 39.0 FSPREAD 11.0 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 POINTTITLEOscar, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 1ONTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-1ON-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west (260 degrees) at 10 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Oscar, north up: blowing from 260 degrees, the west, at 10 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 1ONFIG. C THE WIND AT OSCARPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 260°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEOscar, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 1ONTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-1ON-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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