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East Grand Forks, Minnesota

City in Polk County, Minnesota

Air quality

The air at East Grand Forks

Index 14, good, led by ozone. Read at 9 AM from its reporting area, Red River Valley North (MN), 31 miles off.

14Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)11Good-
  • Ozone14Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Wed Oct 21, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 25, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Mon 7 AM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at East Grand Forks

None in the last 24 hours; 0.02 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
0.02in

Visibility

How far you can see at East Grand Forks, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Mon 7 AM, lowest 9 miles Mon 7 AM.

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On the radar over East Grand Forks, MinnesotaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest East Grand Forks, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.8 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

WarrenWAAM5

At a cooperative observer's station/21.4 mi away/853 ft/21 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank1,627of 2,026

Station report

The weather at Crookston Muni, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 19.5 mi from East Grand Forks, 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 Crookston 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 CKNFIG. A THE SKY OVER CROOKSTON 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 MORE0510TITLECrookston Muni, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CKNTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-CKN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

42.0 F with a dew point of 33.3 F, 71 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 Crookston Muni: temperature 42.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 33.3, 71 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 CKNFIG. B THE AIR AT CROOKSTON 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 31.4 FTEMPERATURE 42.0 FDEW POINT 33.3 FSPREAD 8.7 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 POINTTITLECrookston Muni, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CKNTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-CKN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (180 degrees) at 13 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 25 mph.

Plan of the wind at Crookston Muni, north up: blowing from 180 degrees, the south, 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 CKNFIG. C THE WIND AT CROOKSTON MUNIPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 180°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECrookston Muni, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CKNTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-CKN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Crookston 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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Near East Grand Forks

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