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Eagan, Minnesota

City in Dakota County, Minnesota

Air quality

The air at Eagan

Index 14, good, led by ozone. Read at 7 AM from its reporting area, Southern Twin Cities Metro (MN), 8 miles off.

14Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)8Good6 mi
  • Ozone14Good12 ppb11.5 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)-14.7 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide0Good0.1 ppb9.2 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.3 ppb12.7 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.2 ppm9.2 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 28, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Eagan

0.94 in in the last 24 hours, 1.00 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 7 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.94in
Last 3 days
1.00in

Visibility

How far you can see at Eagan, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sun 1 AM, lowest 10 miles Sat 3 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Eagan, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.9 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

MinneapolisMSP

At an airfield/5.8 mi away/869 ft/39 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank3of 1,965

measured daily2 instruments

Eagan 1.1 SMN-DK-250

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.9 mi away/863 ft/45 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank161of 1,965

Rosemount Agr Exp StaRSMM5

At a cooperative observer's station/7.5 mi away/958 ft/50 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Minneapolis, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.8 mi from Eagan, Minnesota. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 7:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 2,600 ft, broken at 3,400 ft, overcast at 4,100 ft; the ceiling is 3,400 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Minneapolis, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 2,600 feet, broken cloud with its base at 3,400 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 4,100 feet, the ceiling at 3,400 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MSPFIG. A THE SKY OVER MINNEAPOLISSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 4,100 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 3,400 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 2,600 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,400 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMinneapolis, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MSPTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MSP-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

46.0 F with a dew point of 38.0 F, 73 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,800 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,600 ft.

Chart of the air at Minneapolis: temperature 46.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 38.0, 73 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,800 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,600 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MSPFIG. B THE AIR AT MINNEAPOLISTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 1,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 36.2 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 2,600 FTTEMPERATURE 46.0 FDEW POINT 38.0 FSPREAD 8.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 73 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, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MSPTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MSP-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (350 degrees) at 25 mph, gusting 37 mph: force 6, a strong breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 40 mph.

Plan of the wind at Minneapolis, north up: blowing from 350 degrees, the north, at 25 miles an hour, gusting 37; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 6, strong breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MSPFIG. C THE WIND AT MINNEAPOLISPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 350°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25NOW, 25 MPH7NEAR GALE32GUST, 37 MPH8GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMinneapolis, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MSPTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MSP-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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