Temperature
47 F at 2 AM; 50 F at its warmest, 7 PM Thursday, and 45 F at its coolest, 10 PM Thursday.
- Now
- 47F
- 2 AM
- Highest
- 50F
- 7 PM Thursday
- Lowest
- 45F
- 10 PM Thursday
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Flying Cloud Airport, Minnesota
Small airport in Hennepin County, Minnesota* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 34 will result in frost formation. * WHERE...Anoka, Hennepin, Ramsey, and Washington Counties. * WHEN...From 1 AM to 8 AM CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
46°
53°/43°
Light rain·
Feels like 41°·Gentle breeze 11 mph NW
Alert. A Frost Advisory is in force for Flying Cloud Airport until 8 AM tomorrow. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.
Now. Flying Cloud Airport is 46° and light rain at 3 AM. With the wind it feels like 41°. The dew point is 43°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Gentle breeze from the northwest at 11 mph, gusting to 24 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 52° by 3 PM. Tonight falls to about 36° by 3 AM, under a mostly clear sky. Frost can form on the ground in sheltered spots.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Wednesday, near 72°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 59°. The days ahead look dry. Frost is possible tomorrow morning, a low of 34°.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:28 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 33% lit, and sets at 10:09 PM. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 10 hours 59 minutes long, 3 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
21Air quality
83%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
3:00 AM
46feels41
15%
Today
Oct 16
5343
20mph
Sat
Oct 17
5934
17mph
Sun
Oct 18
6444
16mph
Mon
Oct 19
6545
overcast
Tue
Oct 20
6846
overcast
Wed
Oct 21
7251
overcast
Thu
Oct 22
7254
15%
46°
53°43°
59°34°
64°44°
65°45°
68°46°
72°51°
72°54°
As of 3:00 AM in Flying Cloud Airport, Minnesota.
Air quality
The air at Flying Cloud Airport
Index 21, good, led by fine particles. Read at 3 AM from its reporting area, Southern Twin Cities Metro (MN), 13 miles off.
21Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)21Good3.8 mi
- Ozone6Good10 ppb3.8 mi
- Coarse particles (PM10)-15.2 mi
- Nitrogen dioxide3Good3.5 ppb13.7 mi
- Sulfur dioxide0Good0.2 ppb13.8 mi
- Carbon monoxide-0.2 ppm12.1 mi
The days ahead
Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 28, good.
GoodModerate
- 28YesterdayOct 15
- 28TodayOct 16
- GoodSatOct 17
- GoodSunOct 18
Smoke, the next 41 hours
No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Flying Cloud Airport
0.52 in in the last 24 hours, 0.53 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 2 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.52in
- Last 3 days
- 0.53in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 98%
Visibility
How far you can see at Flying Cloud Airport, the next 41 hours
Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 9 miles Fri 4 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- FCM
- ICAO
- KFCM
- IATA
- FCM
- Field elevation
- 906 ft
- Serves
- Minneapolis
- Kind
- Small airport
- Scheduled service
- No
- Its own instrument
- FCM
- Wind now
- From 310° at 10 mph, read 16 Oct, 02:53
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10L / 28R | 3,901 ft | 75 ft | Asphalt | 101° / 281° | 9 mph head, on 28R | 5 mph from the right |
| 10R / 28L | 5,001 ft | 100 ft | Asphalt | 101° / 281° | 9 mph head, on 28L | 5 mph from the right |
| 18 / 36 | 2,690 ft | 75 ft | Asphalt | 186° / 6° | 6 mph head, on 36 | 8 mph from the left |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Minneapolis - Flying Cloud (FCM), Flying Cloud Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 43 F, the air 86% saturated; the humidity ran from 68% at 8 PM Thursday to 96% at 6 PM Thursday.
- Dew point now
- 43F
- 2 AM
- Humidity now
- 86%
- Humidity, range
- 68 to 96%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
12 mph from the northwest at 3 AM; at its strongest 13 mph, 8 PM Thursday, with a gust of 30 mph at 7 PM Thursday.
- Now
- 12mph
- from the northwest
- Strongest
- 13mph
- 8 PM Thursday
- Highest gust
- 30mph
- 7 PM Thursday
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
30.05 inHg at 3 AM, rising 0.04 inHg over 3 hours; 0.08 inHg lower than a day before.
- Now
- 30.05inHg
- 3 AM
- 3 hours
- +0.04inHg
- rising
- 24 hours
- -0.08inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 2 miles at 11 AM Thursday; 10 miles or more now.
- Now
- 10+mi
- Lowest
- 2mi
- 11 AM Thursday
- Hours under a mile
- 0
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
Cloud base
The lowest cloud base came down to 500 ft at 11 AM Thursday; a base was reported in 23 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- 1,700ft
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 500ft
- 11 AM Thursday
- Hours with a base reported
- 23
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
Precipitation
0.59 in measured in the gauge, the most, 0.13 in, in the hour to 11 AM Thursday.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.59in
- Wettest hour
- 0.13in
- 11 AM Thursday
- Hours with some
- 14
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
What is measuring near here
The 5 instruments nearest Flying Cloud Airport, 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 now3 instruments
At an airfield/0.2 mi away/888 ft/18 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
I-494 and MN-5 I-494 Mile Post 18MN085
Beside a road/8.0 mi away/834 ft/72 ft below here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
At an airfield/11.8 mi away/833 ft/73 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Eden Prairie 1.5 SEMN-HN-98
In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.0 mi away/844 ft/62 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Chanhassen WsfoMPXM5
At a cooperative observer's station/5.5 mi away/938 ft/32 ft above here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
0in
Snow on the ground
Measured at Chanhassen Wsfo (MPXM5), 5.5 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 01:00. measured daily
Elsewhere in Minnesota
22 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
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Near Flying Cloud Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Eden Prairiecity, 2 mi
- Shakopeecity, 4 mi
- Chanhassencity, 5 mi
- Edinacity, 7 mi
- Bloomingtoncity, 7 mi
- Hopkinscity, 7 mi
- Savagecity, 7 mi
- Minnetonkacity, 7 mi
- Excelsiorcity, 7 mi
- Greenwoodcity, 7 mi
- Chaskacity, 8 mi
- Prior Lakecity, 8 mi
Airports near Flying Cloud Airport
- Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport / Wold-Chamberlain FieldMSP, 12 mi
- Crystal AirportMIC, 17 mi
- Airlake AirportLVN, 18 mi
- Saint Paul Downtown Holman FieldSTP, 21 mi
- South St Paul Municipal Airport/Richard E Fleming FieldSGS, 21 mi
- Anoka County-Blaine (Janes Field) AirportANE, 25 mi
- Buffalo Municipal AirportCFE, 30 mi
- Glencoe Municipal AirportGYL, 31 mi