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Hammond, Minnesota

City in Wabasha County, Minnesota

Air quality

The air at Hammond

Index 26, good, led by fine particles. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Rochester Area (MN), 16 miles off.

26Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)26Good15.9 mi
  • Ozone16Good19 ppb15.9 mi

The days ahead

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

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Hammond

1.05 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
1.05in
Last 3 days
1.05in

Visibility

How far you can see at Hammond, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 8 miles Fri 6 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Hammond, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Elgin 5.8 WNWMN-OL-90

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.0 mi away/1,092 ft/285 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Theilman 1SSWTHLM5

At a cooperative observer's station/9.9 mi away/732 ft/75 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank198of 1,965

Station report

The weather at Rochester / St Mary, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 14.9 mi from Hammond, Minnesota. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:55 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 4,700 ft, scattered at 5,500 ft, overcast at 6,500 ft; the ceiling is 6,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Rochester / St Mary, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 4,700 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 5,500 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 6,500 feet, the ceiling at 6,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 9MNFIG. A THE SKY OVER ROCHESTER / ST MARYSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 6,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 5,500 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 4,700 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 6,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLERochester / St Mary, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 9MNTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-9MN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

45.5 F with a dew point of 39.0 F, 78 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,500 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 4,700 ft.

Chart of the air at Rochester / St Mary: temperature 45.5 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 39.0, 78 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,500 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 4,700 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 9MNFIG. B THE AIR AT ROCHESTER / ST MARYTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 1,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 37.6 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 4,700 FTTEMPERATURE 45.5 FDEW POINT 39.0 FSPREAD 6.5 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 78 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 POINTTITLERochester / St Mary, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 9MNTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-9MN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west (270 degrees) at 13 mph, gusting 25 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 26 mph.

Plan of the wind at Rochester / St Mary, north up: blowing from 270 degrees, the west, at 13 miles an hour, gusting 25; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 9MNFIG. C THE WIND AT ROCHESTER / ST MARYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 270°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 25 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLERochester / St Mary, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 9MNTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-9MN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Rochester / St Mary, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Theilman 1SSW (THLM5), 9.9 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:30. measured daily

Elsewhere in Minnesota

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

Near Hammond

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

Near Hammond

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