In a volunteer observer's own ground/7.9 mi away/1,529 ft/22 ft above here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
Coming up. Rain is likely early this morning, from about 1 AM, the chance peaking at 58% around 2 AM.
Now. Lake Vermillion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park is 43° and overcast at 1 AM. With the wind it feels like 38°. The dew point is 41°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Light breeze from the north at 8 mph, gusting to 20 mph.
Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 30° by 2 AM, under a mostly clear sky. A freeze: protect plants and pipes. Air quality is moderate (index 62): fine for most people, though people unusually sensitive to air pollution may feel it outdoors.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Wednesday, near 63°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 54°. Rain is possible Thursday (33%). The first freeze could come tomorrow, a low of 27°.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:19 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 33% lit, and sets at 9:49 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 51 minutes long, 4 minutes shorter than yesterday.
As of 1:00 AM in Lake Vermillion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park, Minnesota.
Air quality
Index 62, moderate, led by coarse particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, North Central Minnesota (MN), 41 miles off.
Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 57, moderate.
No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.
Precipitation
0.26 in in the last 24 hours, 0.28 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
Visibility
Visibility stays 3 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 4 miles Fri 2 AM.
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Now, today, and the week
The 6 instruments nearest Lake Vermillion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.7 miles away.
measured now4 instruments
In a volunteer observer's own ground/7.9 mi away/1,529 ft/22 ft above here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
Beside a road/8.5 mi away/1,473 ft/34 ft below here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
At a river or reservoir gauge/16.5 mi away/1,484 ft/23 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
ElyELO
At an airfield/17.9 mi away/1,424 ft/83 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Tower 0.3 SSEMN-SL-353
In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.7 mi away/1,372 ft/135 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
TowerTOWM5
At a cooperative observer's station/5.1 mi away/1,457 ft/50 ft below here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
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Snow on the ground
22 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.