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Dexter, Minnesota

City in Mower County, Minnesota

Air quality

The air at Dexter

Index 17, good, led by fine particles. Read at 9 AM from its reporting area, Rochester Area (MN), 23 miles off.

17Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)17Good22.7 mi
  • Ozone14Good14 ppb22.7 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Wed Oct 21, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 24, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Mon 7 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Dexter

None in the last 24 hours; 1.00 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 9 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
1.00in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Mon 7 AM, lowest 8 miles Mon 7 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Dexter, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Austin MuniAUM

At an airfield/12.1 mi away/1,230 ft/187 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank6of 2,026

measured daily2 instruments

Dexter 3.9 NMN-MW-12

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.0 mi away/1,321 ft/96 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Grand MeadowGMDM5

At a cooperative observer's station/7.0 mi away/1,332 ft/85 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank1,591of 2,026

Station report

The weather at Austin Muni, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.1 mi from Dexter, Minnesota. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 9:55 AM 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 Austin 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 AUMFIG. A THE SKY OVER AUSTIN 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 MORE0510TITLEAustin Muni, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS AUMTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-AUM-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

43.5 F with a dew point of 34.5 F, 70 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,000 ft up.

Chart of the air at Austin Muni: temperature 43.5 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 34.5, 70 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,000 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AUMFIG. B THE AIR AT AUSTIN 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 STATION01,0002,0003,00020 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 2,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 32.6 FTEMPERATURE 43.5 FDEW POINT 34.5 FSPREAD 9.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 70 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 POINTTITLEAustin Muni, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS AUMTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-AUM-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southwest (200 degrees) at 13 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Austin Muni, north up: blowing from 200 degrees, the south southwest, at 13 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AUMFIG. C THE WIND AT AUSTIN MUNIPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 200°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAustin Muni, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS AUMTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-AUM-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Grand Meadow (GMDM5), 7.0 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 05:30. measured daily

Elsewhere in Minnesota

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

Near Dexter

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

Near Dexter

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