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Loretto, Minnesota

City in Hennepin County, Minnesota

Air quality

The air at Loretto

Index 16, good, led by ozone. Read at 7 AM from its reporting area, Northern Twin Cities Metro (MN), 20 miles off.

16Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)7Good11.3 mi
  • Ozone16Good15 ppb11.3 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)3Good17.4 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide2Good2.9 ppb19.2 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.3 ppb18.1 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.2 ppm18.1 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 32, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Loretto

0.54 in in the last 24 hours, 0.56 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 7 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.54in
Last 3 days
0.56in

Visibility

How far you can see at Loretto, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Loretto, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.5 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

BuffaloCFE

At an airfield/12.5 mi away/968 ft/65 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank436of 1,965

measured daily2 instruments

Maple Plain 2.0 NNEMN-HN-270

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.5 mi away/980 ft/53 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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DelanoDELM5

At a cooperative observer's station/7.7 mi away/928 ft/105 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Buffalo, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.5 mi from Loretto, Minnesota. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 8:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 2,800 ft, broken at 3,400 ft, broken at 4,200 ft; the ceiling is 3,400 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Buffalo, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 2,800 feet, broken cloud with its base at 3,400 feet, broken cloud with its base at 4,200 feet, the ceiling at 3,400 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CFEFIG. A THE SKY OVER BUFFALOSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETBKN 4,200 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 3,400 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 2,800 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,400 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEBuffalo, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CFETYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CFE-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

42.8 F with a dew point of 37.4 F, 81 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,800 ft.

Chart of the air at Buffalo: temperature 42.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 37.4, 81 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,800 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CFEFIG. B THE AIR AT BUFFALOTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00030 F40 F50 FSATURATES 1,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 36.2 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 2,800 FTTEMPERATURE 42.8 FDEW POINT 37.4 FSPREAD 5.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 81 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 POINTTITLEBuffalo, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CFETYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CFE-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (350 degrees) at 21 mph, gusting 28 mph: force 5, a fresh breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 39 mph.

Plan of the wind at Buffalo, north up: blowing from 350 degrees, the north, at 21 miles an hour, gusting 28; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 5, fresh breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CFEFIG. C THE WIND AT BUFFALOPLAN, 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, 21 MPH6STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 28 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBuffalo, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CFETYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CFE-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Minnesota

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