Citizen station DW8231DW8231
In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.4 mi away/933 ft/98 ft above here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
Afton State Park, Minnesota
State Park in Washington 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.
45°
51°/40°
Overcast·
Feels like 41°·Light breeze 8 mph WNW
Alert. A Frost Advisory is in force for Afton State Park until 8 AM tomorrow. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book. Rain is likely early this morning, from about 4 AM (50%).
Now. Afton State Park is 45° and overcast at 1 AM. With the wind it feels like 41°. The dew point is 42°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Light breeze from the west-northwest at 8 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 50° by 4 PM. Tonight falls to about 35° by 4 AM, under a mostly clear sky. Frost can form on the ground in sheltered spots.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Wednesday, near 71°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 57°. The days ahead look dry. The first freeze could come tomorrow, a low of 32°.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:25 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 33% lit, and sets at 10:06 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 58 minutes long, 3 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
27Air quality
90%Humidity
96%Cloud
Now
1:00 AM
45feels41
now, overcast
Today
Oct 16
5140
90%
19mph
Sat
Oct 17
5732
15mph
Sun
Oct 18
6441
14mph
Mon
Oct 19
6543
overcast
Tue
Oct 20
6843
overcast
Wed
Oct 21
7150
17%
Thu
Oct 22
7154
23%
45°
51°40°
57°32°
64°41°
65°43°
68°43°
71°50°
71°54°
As of 1:00 AM in Afton State Park, Minnesota.
Air quality
The air at Afton State Park
Index 27, good, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Twin Cities (MN), 21 miles off.
27Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)27Good14.6 mi
- Ozone12Good17 ppb22.7 mi
- Coarse particles (PM10)12Good-
- Nitrogen dioxide2Good2.5 ppb24.4 mi
The days ahead
Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 21, good.
GoodModerate
- 21YesterdayOct 15
- 28TodayOct 16
- GoodSatOct 17
- GoodSunOct 18
Smoke, the next 43 hours
No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Afton State Park
0.76 in in the last 24 hours, 0.86 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.76in
- Last 3 days
- 0.86in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 88%
Visibility
How far you can see at Afton State Park, the next 43 hours
Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 8 miles Fri 3 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Park
- Designation
- State Park
- Area
- 2.49 sq mi
- Height at its point
- 835 ft
- County
- Washington County
- State
- Minnesota
- Latitude
- 44.8443° N
- Longitude
- 92.7860° W
What is measuring near here
The 6 instruments nearest Afton State Park, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.1 miles away.
measured now4 instruments
At an airfield/11.1 mi away/933 ft/98 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
MN-110 and I-494 MN-10 Mile Post 5MN090
Beside a road/14.5 mi away/996 ft/161 ft above here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
Minnehaha Creek At Hiawatha Ave. In Minneapolis05289800
At a river or reservoir gauge/21.5 mi away/791 ft/44 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Afton 1.3 SMN-WG-249
In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.1 mi away/901 ft/66 ft above here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Hastings 1NWHSTM5
At a cooperative observer's station/7.1 mi away/677 ft/158 ft below 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 Hastings 1NW (HSTM5), 7.1 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 04:45. measured daily
Elsewhere in Minnesota
22 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Afton Alpsski areaBemidjicityBoundary WatersfeatureBrainerdcityBuck Hillski areaDuluthcityElycityGiants Ridgeski areaGrand MaraiscityHibbingcityInternational FallscityLutsen Mountainsski areaMinneapoliscityMoorheadcityNorth ShorefeatureRochestercitySaint PaulcitySpirit Mountainski areaSt CloudcityTwo HarborscityWelch Villageski areaWild Mountainski area
Near Afton State Park
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Afton Alpsski area, 1 mi
- Aftoncity, 5 mi
- St. Marys Pointcity, 5 mi
- Lake St. Croix Beachcity, 6 mi
- Lakeland Shorescity, 7 mi
- Cottage Grovecity, 7 mi
- Lakelandcity, 8 mi
- Woodburycity, 8 mi
- Hastingscity, 9 mi
- St. Paul Parkcity, 10 mi
- Newportcity, 11 mi
- Lake Elmocity, 11 mi
Parks near Afton State Park
- Mississippi National River and Recreation Area12 mi
- Saint Croix Islands State Recreation Area16 mi
- Fort Snelling State Park19 mi
- Lower Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway27 mi
- Frontenac State Park28 mi
- Interstate State Park39 mi
- Nerstrand Big Woods State Park39 mi
- Minnesota Valley State Recreation Area46 mi