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Columbus, Minnesota

City in Anoka County, Minnesota

Air quality

The air at Columbus

Index 22, good, led by fine particles. Read at 3 AM from its reporting area, Northern Twin Cities Metro (MN), 11 miles off.

22Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)22Good11.8 mi
  • Ozone16Good14 ppb10.5 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)9Good11.8 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide0Good0.5 ppb11.8 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide1Good1 ppb11.8 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.1 ppm11.8 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 32, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Columbus

0.65 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Fri 2 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.65in
Last 3 days
0.65in

Visibility

How far you can see at Columbus, the next 41 hours

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

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Columbus, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Columbus 1.5 NMN-AA-229

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.1 mi away/910 ft/5 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Forest Lake 5NEFORM5

At a cooperative observer's station/8.9 mi away/948 ft/43 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Minneapls/Blaine, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.3 mi from Columbus, Minnesota. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 3:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 700 ft, overcast at 1,300 ft; the ceiling is 1,300 ft; visibility 3 mi.

Section of the sky over Minneapls/Blaine, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 700 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 1,300 feet, the ceiling at 1,300 feet, and visibility of 3 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ANEFIG. A THE SKY OVER MINNEAPLS/BLAINESECTION, 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 SHEETOVC 1,300 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 700 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,300 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 3 MI0510TITLEMinneapls/Blaine, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ANETYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ANE-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

45.5 F with a dew point of 45.0 F, 98 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 100 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 700 ft.

Chart of the air at Minneapls/Blaine: temperature 45.5 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 45.0, 98 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 100 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 700 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ANEFIG. B THE AIR AT MINNEAPLS/BLAINETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 44.8 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 700 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 45.5 F, 45.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 98 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 POINTTITLEMinneapls/Blaine, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ANETYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ANE-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (320 degrees) at 10 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Minneapls/Blaine, north up: blowing from 320 degrees, the northwest, at 10 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 ANEFIG. C THE WIND AT MINNEAPLS/BLAINEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 320°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMinneapls/Blaine, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ANETYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ANE-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Forest Lake 5NE (FORM5), 8.9 miles from here, read 13 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Minnesota

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

Near Columbus

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

Near Columbus

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