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Hanska, Minnesota

City in Brown County, Minnesota

Air quality

The air at Hanska

Index 23, good, led by ozone. Read at 11 AM from its reporting area, South Central Minnesota (MN), 21 miles off.

23Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)9Good-
  • Ozone23Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 26, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 7 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Hanska

0.51 in in the last 24 hours, 0.76 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 10 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.51in
Last 3 days
0.76in

Visibility

How far you can see at Hanska, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sun 7 AM, lowest 10 miles Sat 1 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Hanska, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.6 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

St. JamesJYG

At an airfield/11.7 mi away/1,066 ft/43 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank573of 1,965

measured daily2 instruments

Hanska 1.6 NNWMN-BW-32

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.6 mi away/1,022 ft/1 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Saint JamesSTJM5

At a cooperative observer's station/12.5 mi away/1,050 ft/27 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at St. James, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.7 mi from Hanska, Minnesota. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 10:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 2,400 ft, scattered at 2,900 ft, broken at 3,400 ft; the ceiling is 3,400 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over St. James, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 2,400 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 2,900 feet, broken cloud with its base at 3,400 feet, the ceiling at 3,400 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JYGFIG. A THE SKY OVER ST. JAMESSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETBKN 3,400 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 2,900 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 2,400 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,400 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLESt. James, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS JYGTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-JYG-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 37.4 F, 71 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,100 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,400 ft.

Chart of the air at St. James: temperature 46.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 37.4, 71 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,100 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,400 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JYGFIG. B THE AIR AT ST. JAMESTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 2,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 35.4 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 2,400 FTTEMPERATURE 46.4 FDEW POINT 37.4 FSPREAD 9.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 71 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 POINTTITLESt. James, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS JYGTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-JYG-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (350 degrees) at 26 mph, gusting 37 mph: force 6, a strong breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 37 mph.

Plan of the wind at St. James, north up: blowing from 350 degrees, the north, 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 JYGFIG. C THE WIND AT ST. JAMESPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 350°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25NOW, 26 MPH7NEAR GALE32GUST, 37 MPH8GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESt. James, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS JYGTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-JYG-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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