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Kent, Minnesota

City in Wilkin County, Minnesota

Air quality

The air at Kent

Index 19, good, led by ozone. Read at 7 AM from its reporting area, Red River Valley South (MN), 32 miles off.

19Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)6Good-
  • Ozone19Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 19, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Kent

0.11 in in the last 24 hours, 0.26 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 6 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.11in
Last 3 days
0.26in

Visibility

How far you can see at Kent, the next 43 hours

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

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Kent, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.6 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Fergus FallsFFM

At an airfield/27.4 mi away/1,184 ft/244 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank7of 1,965

measured daily2 instruments

RothsayRHSM5

At a cooperative observer's station/20.2 mi away/1,247 ft/307 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Fergus Falls, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 27.4 mi from Kent, Minnesota. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 7:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 2,400 ft; the ceiling is 2,400 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Fergus Falls, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 2,400 feet, the ceiling at 2,400 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FFMFIG. A THE SKY OVER FERGUS FALLSSECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 2,400 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,400 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEFergus Falls, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS FFMTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FFM-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

39.2 F with a dew point of 39.2 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,400 ft.

Chart of the air at Fergus Falls: temperature 39.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 39.2, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,400 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FFMFIG. B THE AIR AT FERGUS FALLSTHE 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, OVC 2,400 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 39.2 F, 39.2 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 POINTTITLEFergus Falls, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS FFMTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FFM-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 24 mph, gusting 31 mph: force 5, a fresh breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 43 mph.

Plan of the wind at Fergus Falls, north up: blowing from 350 degrees, the north, at 24 miles an hour, gusting 31; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 5, fresh breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FFMFIG. C THE WIND AT FERGUS FALLSPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 350°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19NOW, 24 MPH6STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 31 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEFergus Falls, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS FFMTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FFM-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Minnesota

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

Near Kent

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

Near Kent

River and lake gauges