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Fergus Falls, Minnesota

City in Otter Tail County, Minnesota

Air quality

The air at Fergus Falls

Index 22, good, led by ozone. Read at 5 AM from its reporting area, West Central Minnesota (MN), 29 miles off.

22Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)8Good-
  • Ozone22Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 23, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Fergus Falls

0.11 in in the last 24 hours, 0.16 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 4 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.11in
Last 3 days
0.16in

Visibility

How far you can see at Fergus Falls, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Fergus Falls, 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

Fergus FallsFFM

At an airfield/3.9 mi away/1,184 ft/21 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank7of 1,965

measured daily2 instruments

Fergus Falls 0.4 WMN-OT-47

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.4 mi away/1,205 ft/level with here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Orwell DamORWM5

At a dam/7.2 mi away/1,079 ft/126 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Fergus Falls, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 3.9 mi from Fergus Falls, Minnesota. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 5:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 2,800 ft; the ceiling is 2,800 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Fergus Falls, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 2,800 feet, the ceiling at 2,800 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FFMFIG. A THE SKY OVER FERGUS FALLSSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 2,800 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,800 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEFergus Falls, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS FFMTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FFM-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

41.0 F with a dew point of 39.2 F, 93 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 400 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,800 ft.

Chart of the air at Fergus Falls: temperature 41.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 39.2, 93 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 400 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,800 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FFMFIG. B THE AIR AT FERGUS FALLSTHE 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 FSATURATES 400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 38.7 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 2,800 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 41.0 F, 39.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 93 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 POINTTITLEFergus Falls, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS FFMTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FFM-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 26 mph, gusting 37 mph: force 6, a strong breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 43 mph.

Plan of the wind at Fergus Falls, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 26 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 FFMFIG. C THE WIND AT FERGUS FALLSPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25NOW, 26 MPH7NEAR GALE32GUST, 37 MPH8GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEFergus Falls, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS FFMTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FFM-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Orwell Dam (ORWM5), 7.2 miles from here, read 8 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

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