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Ellsworth, Minnesota

City in Nobles County, Minnesota

Air quality

The air at Ellsworth

Index 23, good, led by ozone. Read at 1 PM from its reporting area, Sioux Falls (SD), 34 miles off.

23Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)17Good-
  • Ozone23Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)11Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 32, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 7 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Ellsworth

0.28 in in the last 24 hours, 0.66 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.28in
Last 3 days
0.66in

Visibility

How far you can see at Ellsworth, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 7 AM.

FriSatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Ellsworth, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.4 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

LuverneLYV

At an airfield/12.1 mi away/1,430 ft/23 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank573of 1,965

measured daily2 instruments

Adrian 4.8 SMN-NB-15

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.4 mi away/1,575 ft/122 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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LuverneLUVM5

At a cooperative observer's station/13.7 mi away/1,480 ft/27 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Luverne, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.1 mi from Ellsworth, Minnesota. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:15 PM 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 Luverne, 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 LYVFIG. A THE SKY OVER LUVERNESECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLELuverne, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS LYVTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LYV-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

48.2 F with a dew point of 32.0 F, 53 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Luverne: temperature 48.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 32.0, 53 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LYVFIG. B THE AIR AT LUVERNETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 3,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 28.6 FTEMPERATURE 48.2 FDEW POINT 32.0 FSPREAD 16.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 53 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 POINTTITLELuverne, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS LYVTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LYV-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (320 degrees) at 15 mph, gusting 24 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 37 mph.

Plan of the wind at Luverne, north up: blowing from 320 degrees, the northwest, at 15 miles an hour, gusting 24; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LYVFIG. C THE WIND AT LUVERNEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 320°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 15 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 24 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELuverne, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS LYVTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LYV-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Minnesota

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

Near Ellsworth

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

Near Ellsworth

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