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Jordan, Minnesota

City in Scott County, Minnesota

Air quality

The air at Jordan

Index 29, good, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Southern Twin Cities Metro (MN), 19 miles off.

29Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)29Good10.6 mi
  • Ozone13Good16 ppb10.6 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide0Good0 ppb17.2 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.2 ppm17.2 mi

The days ahead

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

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Jordan

0.65 in in the last 24 hours, 0.73 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.65in
Last 3 days
0.73in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 4 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 4 miles Fri 4 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Jordan, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.8 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Jordan 1SWJORM5

At a cooperative observer's station/0.8 mi away/896 ft/112 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank380of 1,965

Jordan 1.1 NWMN-SC-14

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.3 mi away/822 ft/38 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Minneapolis - Flying Cloud, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 14.2 mi from Jordan, Minnesota. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:53 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 6,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Minneapolis - Flying Cloud, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 6,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FCMFIG. A THE SKY OVER MINNEAPOLIS - FLYING CLOUDSECTION, 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 SHEETSCT 6,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMinneapolis - Flying Cloud, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS FCMTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FCM-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

47.0 F with a dew point of 38.0 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 6,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Minneapolis - Flying Cloud: temperature 47.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 38.0, 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 6,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FCMFIG. B THE AIR AT MINNEAPOLIS - FLYING CLOUDTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 2,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 36.0 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 6,000 FTTEMPERATURE 47.0 FDEW POINT 38.0 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 POINTTITLEMinneapolis - Flying Cloud, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS FCMTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FCM-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (290 degrees) at 8 mph, gusting 20 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 30 mph.

Plan of the wind at Minneapolis - Flying Cloud, north up: blowing from 290 degrees, the west northwest, at 8 miles an hour, gusting 20; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FCMFIG. C THE WIND AT MINNEAPOLIS - FLYING CLOUDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 290°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 20 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMinneapolis - Flying Cloud, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS FCMTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FCM-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Minneapolis - Flying Cloud, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Jordan 1SW (JORM5), 0.8 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 05:30. measured daily

Elsewhere in Minnesota

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Near Jordan

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