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Dawson, Minnesota

City in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota

Air quality

The air at Dawson

Index 17, good, led by ozone. Read at 5 AM from its reporting area, Southwestern Minnesota (MN), 27 miles off.

17Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)12Good-
  • Ozone17Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)6Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 27, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Dawson

0.03 in in the last 24 hours, 0.09 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 4 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.03in
Last 3 days
0.09in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Dawson, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

MadisonDXX

At an airfield/7.0 mi away/1,083 ft/32 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank663of 1,965

measured daily2 instruments

Dawson 0.6 WNWMN-LQ-5

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.2 mi away/1,056 ft/5 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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DawsonDWSM5

At a cooperative observer's station/0.7 mi away/1,038 ft/13 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Madison, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 7.0 mi from Dawson, Minnesota. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 5:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 2,100 ft, scattered at 2,600 ft, overcast at 3,400 ft; the ceiling is 3,400 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Madison, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 2,100 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 2,600 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 3,400 feet, the ceiling at 3,400 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DXXFIG. A THE SKY OVER MADISONSECTION, 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 STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 3,400 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 2,600 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 2,100 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,400 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMadison, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS DXXTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DXX-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

42.4 F with a dew point of 42.4 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,100 ft.

Chart of the air at Madison: temperature 42.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 42.4, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,100 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DXXFIG. B THE AIR AT MADISONTHE 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 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 2,100 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 42.4 F, 42.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 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 POINTTITLEMadison, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS DXXTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DXX-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (330 degrees) at 29 mph, gusting 41 mph: force 6, a strong breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 45 mph.

Plan of the wind at Madison, north up: blowing from 330 degrees, the north northwest, at 29 miles an hour, gusting 41; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 6, strong breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DXXFIG. C THE WIND AT MADISONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 330°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25NOW, 29 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE39GUST, 41 MPH9STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMadison, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS DXXTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DXX-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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