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Hitterdal, Minnesota

City in Clay County, Minnesota

Air quality

The air at Hitterdal

Index 12, good, led by ozone. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Red River Valley South (MN), 19 miles off.

12Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)7Good21.4 mi
  • Ozone12Good14 ppb21.4 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 25, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Hitterdal

0.11 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Thu 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.11in
Last 3 days
0.11in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 8 miles Thu 10 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Hitterdal, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Ulen 3.1 WSWMN-CY-37

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.1 mi away/1,165 ft/85 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank189of 1,965

Detroit LakesDTRM5

At a cooperative observer's station/21.7 mi away/1,351 ft/101 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Detroit Lakes, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 20.5 mi from Hitterdal, Minnesota. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:15 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 600 ft, broken at 1,000 ft, broken at 1,900 ft, broken at 3,600 ft; the ceiling is 1,000 ft; visibility 7 mi.

Section of the sky over Detroit Lakes, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 600 feet, broken cloud with its base at 1,000 feet, broken cloud with its base at 1,900 feet, broken cloud with its base at 3,600 feet, the ceiling at 1,000 feet, and visibility of 7 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DTLFIG. A THE SKY OVER DETROIT LAKESSECTION, 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 3,600 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 1,900 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 1,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 600 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 7 MI0510TITLEDetroit Lakes, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS DTLTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DTL-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

43.0 F with a dew point of 43.0 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 600 ft.

Chart of the air at Detroit Lakes: temperature 43.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 43.0, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 600 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DTLFIG. B THE AIR AT DETROIT LAKESTHE 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 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 600 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 43.0 F, 43.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 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 POINTTITLEDetroit Lakes, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS DTLTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DTL-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (320 degrees) at 12 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 32 mph.

Plan of the wind at Detroit Lakes, north up: blowing from 320 degrees, the northwest, at 12 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 DTLFIG. C THE WIND AT DETROIT LAKESPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 320°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEDetroit Lakes, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS DTLTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DTL-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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