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Farmington, Minnesota

City in Dakota County, Minnesota

Air quality

The air at Farmington

Index 25, good, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Southern Twin Cities Metro (MN), 5 miles off.

25Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)25Good6.3 mi
  • Ozone12Good12 ppb15.1 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)-24.6 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide2Good2.5 ppb21.5 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.2 ppb22.6 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.2 ppm6.5 mi

The days ahead

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

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Farmington

0.83 in in the last 24 hours, 0.95 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.83in
Last 3 days
0.95in

Visibility

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

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

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Farmington, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.4 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Farmington 0.7 NWMN-DK-157

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.4 mi away/953 ft/6 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Farmington CwsuZMPM5

At a cooperative observer's station/2.1 mi away/909 ft/38 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Mnpls/Airlake, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 3.9 mi from Farmington, Minnesota. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 2,400 ft, broken at 3,600 ft, broken at 5,000 ft; the ceiling is 3,600 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Mnpls/Airlake, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 2,400 feet, broken cloud with its base at 3,600 feet, broken cloud with its base at 5,000 feet, the ceiling at 3,600 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LVNFIG. A THE SKY OVER MNPLS/AIRLAKESECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETBKN 5,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 3,600 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 2,400 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,600 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMnpls/Airlake, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS LVNTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LVN-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 39.2 F, 81 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,400 ft.

Chart of the air at Mnpls/Airlake: temperature 44.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 39.2, 81 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,400 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LVNFIG. B THE AIR AT MNPLS/AIRLAKETHE 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 FSATURATES 1,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 38.0 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 2,400 FTTEMPERATURE 44.6 FDEW POINT 39.2 FSPREAD 5.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 81 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 POINTTITLEMnpls/Airlake, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS LVNTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LVN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west (280 degrees) at 9 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Mnpls/Airlake, north up: blowing from 280 degrees, the west, at 9 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LVNFIG. C THE WIND AT MNPLS/AIRLAKEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 280°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMnpls/Airlake, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS LVNTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LVN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Mnpls/Airlake, 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 Farmington

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

Near Farmington

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