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De Graff, Minnesota

City in Swift County, Minnesota

Air quality

The air at De Graff

Index 19, good, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Southwestern Minnesota (MN), 35 miles off.

19Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)19Good-
  • Ozone15Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)11Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 24, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at De Graff

0.12 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.12in
Last 3 days
0.12in

Visibility

How far you can see at De Graff, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 9 miles Fri 1 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest De Graff, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.6 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

BensonBENM5

At a cooperative observer's station/8.0 mi away/1,037 ft/19 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Benson Muni, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.1 mi from De Graff, Minnesota. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 1,000 ft, scattered at 1,300 ft, broken at 1,700 ft; the ceiling is 1,700 ft; visibility 5 mi.

Section of the sky over Benson Muni, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 1,000 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 1,300 feet, broken cloud with its base at 1,700 feet, the ceiling at 1,700 feet, and visibility of 5 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BBBFIG. A THE SKY OVER BENSON 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 SHEETBKN 1,700 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 1,300 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 1,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,700 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 5 MI0510TITLEBenson Muni, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BBBTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BBB-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

44.6 F with a dew point of 44.6 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Benson Muni: temperature 44.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 44.6, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BBBFIG. B THE AIR AT BENSON 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 STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 1,000 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 44.6 F, 44.6 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 POINTTITLEBenson Muni, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BBBTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BBB-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (310 degrees) at 16 mph, gusting 28 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 28 mph.

Plan of the wind at Benson Muni, north up: blowing from 310 degrees, the northwest, at 16 miles an hour, gusting 28; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BBBFIG. C THE WIND AT BENSON MUNIPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 310°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 16 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 28 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBenson Muni, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BBBTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BBB-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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