Storm Station
Sign in

Chaska, Minnesota

City in Carver County, Minnesota

Air quality

The air at Chaska

Index 21, good, led by fine particles. Read at 5 AM from its reporting area, Southern Twin Cities Metro (MN), 19 miles off.

21Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)21Good5 mi
  • Ozone12Good13 ppb5 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)-21.3 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide8Good8.1 ppb17.5 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.2 ppm17.5 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Wed Oct 21, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 27, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Mon 1 AM.

SatSun

Precipitation

What has fallen at Chaska

None in the last 24 hours; 0.57 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 5 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.57in

Visibility

How far you can see at Chaska, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Mon 1 AM, lowest 10 miles Sat 6 AM.

SatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Chaska, 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 now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Station report

The weather at Minneapolis - Flying Cloud, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 7.3 mi from Chaska, Minnesota. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 5:53 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 Minneapolis - Flying Cloud, 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 FCMFIG. A THE SKY OVER MINNEAPOLIS - FLYING CLOUDSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEMinneapolis - Flying Cloud, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS FCMTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-FCM-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

31.0 F with a dew point of 28.0 F, 88 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Minneapolis - Flying Cloud: temperature 31.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 28.0, 88 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FCMFIG. B THE AIR AT MINNEAPOLIS - FLYING CLOUDTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00020 F30 F40 FSATURATES 700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 27.3 FTEMPERATURE 31.0 FDEW POINT 28.0 FSPREAD 3.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 88 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 - Flying Cloud, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS FCMTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-FCM-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southwest (210 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Minneapolis - Flying Cloud, north up: blowing from 210 degrees, the south southwest, at 7 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FCMFIG. C THE WIND AT MINNEAPOLIS - FLYING CLOUDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 210°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMinneapolis - Flying Cloud, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS FCMTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-FCM-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Chanhassen Wsfo (MPXM5), 3.4 miles from here, read 17 Oct, 01:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Minnesota

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

Near Chaska

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Chaska

River and lake gauges