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Coon Rapids, Minnesota

City in Anoka County, Minnesota

Air quality

The air at Coon Rapids

Index 26, good, led by ozone. Read at 1 PM from its reporting area, Northern Twin Cities Metro (MN), 3 miles off.

26Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)5Good5.4 mi
  • Ozone26Good27 ppb5.4 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)4Good5.4 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide0Good0.1 ppb5.4 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.8 ppb5.4 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.2 ppm5.4 mi

The days ahead

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

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 7 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Coon Rapids

0.50 in in the last 24 hours, 0.69 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.50in
Last 3 days
0.69in

Visibility

How far you can see at Coon Rapids, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sun 7 AM, lowest 9 miles Sat 4 AM.

FriSatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Coon Rapids, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.6 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Coon Rapids 0.5 SSEMN-AA-140

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.6 mi away/862 ft/3 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

New HopeNHPM5

At a cooperative observer's station/12.0 mi away/912 ft/47 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank1,612of 1,965

Station report

The weather at Minneapls/Blaine, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.4 mi from Coon Rapids, Minnesota. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:45 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 3,600 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Minneapls/Blaine, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 3,600 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONFEW 3,600 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMinneapls/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

50.0 F with a dew point of 33.8 F, 54 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,600 ft.

Chart of the air at Minneapls/Blaine: temperature 50.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 33.8, 54 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, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,600 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 3,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 30.4 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 3,600 FTTEMPERATURE 50.0 FDEW POINT 33.8 FSPREAD 16.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 54 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-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (330 degrees) at 16 mph, gusting 22 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 38 mph.

Plan of the wind at Minneapls/Blaine, north up: blowing from 330 degrees, the north northwest, at 16 miles an hour, gusting 22; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate 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 330°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 16 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 22 MPH6STRONG 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 New Hope (NHPM5), 12.0 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 23:59. measured daily

Elsewhere in Minnesota

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

Near Coon Rapids

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

Near Coon Rapids

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