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Corcoran, Minnesota

City in Hennepin County, Minnesota

Air quality

The air at Corcoran

Index 28, good, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Northern Twin Cities Metro (MN), 15 miles off.

28Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)28Good8.7 mi
  • Ozone16Good21 ppb8.7 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)13Good15.4 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide1Good1 ppb17 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.6 ppb16.7 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.2 ppm16.7 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 22, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Corcoran

0.57 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Thu 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.57in
Last 3 days
0.57in

Visibility

How far you can see at Corcoran, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 6 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 6 miles Fri 4 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Corcoran, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.3 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Corcoran 1.6 NEMN-HN-497

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.3 mi away/933 ft/20 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

New HopeNHPM5

At a cooperative observer's station/11.0 mi away/912 ft/41 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank1,612of 1,965

Station report

The weather at Minneapolis - Crystal, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.6 mi from Corcoran, Minnesota. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:53 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 5,500 ft, overcast at 8,000 ft; the ceiling is 5,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Minneapolis - Crystal, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 5,500 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 8,000 feet, the ceiling at 5,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MICFIG. A THE SKY OVER MINNEAPOLIS - CRYSTALSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 8,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 5,500 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 5,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMinneapolis - Crystal, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MICTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MIC-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

48.0 F with a dew point of 39.0 F, 71 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,100 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 5,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Minneapolis - Crystal: temperature 48.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 39.0, 71 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,100 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 5,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MICFIG. B THE AIR AT MINNEAPOLIS - CRYSTALTHE 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 2,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 37.0 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 5,500 FTTEMPERATURE 48.0 FDEW POINT 39.0 FSPREAD 9.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 71 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 - Crystal, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MICTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MIC-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (300 degrees) at 14 mph, gusting 22 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 31 mph.

Plan of the wind at Minneapolis - Crystal, north up: blowing from 300 degrees, the west northwest, at 14 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 MICFIG. C THE WIND AT MINNEAPOLIS - CRYSTALPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 300°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 14 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 22 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMinneapolis - Crystal, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MICTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MIC-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at New Hope (NHPM5), 11.0 miles from here, read 13 Oct, 23:59. measured daily

Elsewhere in Minnesota

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

Near Corcoran

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

Near Corcoran

River and lake gauges