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Louisburg, Minnesota

City in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota

Air quality

The air at Louisburg

Index 24, good, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Southwestern Minnesota (MN), 41 miles off.

24Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)24Good-
  • Ozone19Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)18Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 24, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Louisburg

0.10 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
0.10in
Last 3 days
0.10in

Visibility

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

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

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Louisburg, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Louisburg 0.2 NMN-LQ-7

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.0 mi away/1,045 ft/6 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Appleton Municip, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.2 mi from Louisburg, Minnesota. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:35 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 1,800 ft, broken at 2,600 ft, overcast at 8,000 ft; the ceiling is 1,800 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Appleton Municip, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 1,800 feet, broken cloud with its base at 2,600 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 8,000 feet, the ceiling at 1,800 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AQPFIG. A THE SKY OVER APPLETON MUNICIPSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 8,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 2,600 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 1,800 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,800 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEAppleton Municip, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS AQPTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AQP-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

46.2 F with a dew point of 46.2 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,800 ft.

Chart of the air at Appleton Municip: temperature 46.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 46.2, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,800 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AQPFIG. B THE AIR AT APPLETON MUNICIPTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 1,800 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 46.2 F, 46.2 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 POINTTITLEAppleton Municip, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS AQPTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AQP-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 18 mph, gusting 28 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 43 mph.

Plan of the wind at Appleton Municip, north up: blowing from 320 degrees, the northwest, at 18 miles an hour, gusting 28; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AQPFIG. C THE WIND AT APPLETON MUNICIPPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 320°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 18 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 28 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAppleton Municip, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS AQPTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AQP-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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