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Coates, Minnesota

City in Dakota County, Minnesota

Air quality

The air at Coates

Index 29, good, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Southern Twin Cities Metro (MN), 11 miles off.

29Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)29Good10.4 mi
  • Ozone13Good19 ppb16.5 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)-23.9 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide7Good7.9 ppb20.8 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.1 ppb22.1 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.2 ppm12.6 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 Coates

0.79 in in the last 24 hours, 0.98 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.79in
Last 3 days
0.98in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 8 miles Sat 4 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Coates, 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

measured daily2 instruments

Hastings 5.8 WMN-DK-112

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.7 mi away/893 ft/24 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Rosemount Agr Exp StaRSMM5

At a cooperative observer's station/3.5 mi away/958 ft/41 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at South St Paul, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.8 mi from Coates, Minnesota. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:35 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 4,900 ft; the ceiling is 4,900 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over South St Paul, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 4,900 feet, the ceiling at 4,900 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SGSFIG. A THE SKY OVER SOUTH ST PAULSECTION, 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 4,900 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,900 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLESouth St Paul, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SGSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SGS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

49.0 F with a dew point of 39.4 F, 69 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 4,900 ft.

Chart of the air at South St Paul: temperature 49.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 39.4, 69 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 4,900 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SGSFIG. B THE AIR AT SOUTH ST PAULTHE 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 2,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 37.3 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 4,900 FTTEMPERATURE 49.0 FDEW POINT 39.4 FSPREAD 9.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 69 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 POINTTITLESouth St Paul, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SGSTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SGS-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, gusting 18 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 36 mph.

Plan of the wind at South St Paul, north up: blowing from 300 degrees, the west northwest, at 12 miles an hour, gusting 18; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SGSFIG. C THE WIND AT SOUTH ST PAULPLAN, 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 BREEZE13GUST, 18 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESouth St Paul, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SGSTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SGS-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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