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Finlayson, Minnesota

City in Pine County, Minnesota

Air quality

The air at Finlayson

Index 16, good, led by ozone. Read at 4 AM from its reporting area, East Central Minnesota (MN), 37 miles off.

16Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)15Good-
  • Ozone16Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 22, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Finlayson

0.34 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Fri 3 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.34in
Last 3 days
0.34in

Visibility

How far you can see at Finlayson, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sun 1 AM, lowest 9 miles Sat 2 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Finlayson, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.3 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

Sandstone 6WSNDM5

At a river or reservoir gauge/7.0 mi away/1,129 ft/19 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank798of 1,965

Hinckley04W

At an airfield/12.4 mi away/1,020 ft/90 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank4of 1,965

measured daily2 instruments

Finlayson 1.3 SWMN-PN-18

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.3 mi away/1,128 ft/18 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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SandstoneSNDM5

At a cooperative observer's station/7.0 mi away/1,129 ft/19 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Hinckley, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.4 mi from Finlayson, Minnesota. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 4:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 2,000 ft, overcast at 2,700 ft; the ceiling is 2,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Hinckley, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 2,000 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 2,700 feet, the ceiling at 2,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 04WFIG. A THE SKY OVER HINCKLEYSECTION, 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 2,700 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 2,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEHinckley, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 04WTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-04W-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

46.4 F with a dew point of 44.6 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 2,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Hinckley: temperature 46.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 44.6, 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 2,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 04WFIG. B THE AIR AT HINCKLEYTHE 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 400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 44.2 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 2,000 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 46.4 F, 44.6 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 POINTTITLEHinckley, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 04WTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-04W-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (350 degrees) at 15 mph, gusting 21 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 22 mph.

Plan of the wind at Hinckley, north up: blowing from 350 degrees, the north, at 15 miles an hour, gusting 21; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 04WFIG. C THE WIND AT HINCKLEYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 350°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 15 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 21 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEHinckley, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 04WTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-04W-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Minnesota

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Near Finlayson

River and lake gauges