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Comstock, Minnesota

City in Clay County, Minnesota

Air quality

The air at Comstock

Index 21, good, led by ozone. Read at 1 PM from its reporting area, Red River Valley South (MN), 18 miles off.

21Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)6Good19.5 mi
  • Ozone21Good27 ppb19.5 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide1Good1 ppb19.5 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide1Good1 ppb19.5 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 19, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 7 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Comstock

0.11 in in the last 24 hours, 0.13 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.11in
Last 3 days
0.13in

Visibility

How far you can see at Comstock, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 7 AM.

FriSatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Comstock, 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

Comstock 0.1 EMN-CY-22

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.1 mi away/922 ft/level with here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

SabinSBNM5

At a cooperative observer's station/9.2 mi away/922 ft/level with here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank45of 1,965

Station report

The weather at Moorhead Muni, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.0 mi from Comstock, Minnesota. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:15 PM 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 Moorhead Muni, 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 JKJFIG. A THE SKY OVER MOORHEAD MUNISECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEMoorhead Muni, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS JKJTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-JKJ-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

46.4 F with a dew point of 30.2 F, 53 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Moorhead Muni: temperature 46.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 30.2, 53 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JKJFIG. B THE AIR AT MOORHEAD MUNITHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 3,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 26.8 FTEMPERATURE 46.4 FDEW POINT 30.2 FSPREAD 16.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 53 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 POINTTITLEMoorhead Muni, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS JKJTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-JKJ-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 12 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 41 mph.

Plan of the wind at Moorhead Muni, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north 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 JKJFIG. C THE WIND AT MOORHEAD MUNIPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMoorhead Muni, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS JKJTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-JKJ-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Sabin (SBNM5), 9.2 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 07:55. measured daily

Elsewhere in Minnesota

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

Near Comstock

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

Near Comstock

River and lake gauges