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Bloomington, Minnesota

City in Hennepin County, Minnesota

Air quality

The air at Bloomington

Index 29, good, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Southern Twin Cities Metro (MN), 9 miles off.

29Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)29Good7.5 mi
  • Ozone13Good12 ppb9.8 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)-12.5 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide7Good7.9 ppb9.9 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.1 ppb10.5 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.2 ppm8.7 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 18, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Bloomington

0.81 in in the last 24 hours, 0.85 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.81in
Last 3 days
0.85in

Visibility

How far you can see at Bloomington, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 9 miles Fri 4 AM.

FriSat

On the radar over Bloomington, MinnesotaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Bloomington, 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 now4 instruments

MinneapolisMSP

At an airfield/5.7 mi away/869 ft/47 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank3of 1,965

measured daily2 instruments

Bloomington 0.1 EMN-HN-484

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.2 mi away/808 ft/14 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Minneapolis, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.7 mi from Bloomington, Minnesota. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:53 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 5,000 ft; the ceiling is 5,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Minneapolis, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 5,000 feet, the ceiling at 5,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MSPFIG. A THE SKY OVER MINNEAPOLISSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 5,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 5,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMinneapolis, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MSPTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MSP-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

48.0 F with a dew point of 41.0 F, 77 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,600 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 5,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Minneapolis: temperature 48.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 41.0, 77 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,600 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 5,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MSPFIG. B THE AIR AT MINNEAPOLISTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 39.4 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 5,000 FTTEMPERATURE 48.0 FDEW POINT 41.0 FSPREAD 7.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 77 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 POINTTITLEMinneapolis, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MSPTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MSP-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (300 degrees) at 12 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 22 mph.

Plan of the wind at Minneapolis, north up: blowing from 300 degrees, the west northwest, at 12 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 MSPFIG. C THE WIND AT MINNEAPOLISPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 300°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMinneapolis, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MSPTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MSP-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Mississippi River AT MPLS LWR St Anthony Falls (LSAM5), 10.8 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 06:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Minnesota

22 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Bloomington

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Near Bloomington

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