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Minnetonka Beach, Minnesota

City in Hennepin County, Minnesota

Air quality

The air at Minnetonka Beach

Index 27, good, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Twin Cities (MN), 20 miles off.

27Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)27Good11.1 mi
  • Ozone12Good10 ppb11.1 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)12Good16 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide2Good2.5 ppb16.5 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.2 ppb15.7 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.2 ppm15.7 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 21, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Minnetonka Beach

0.81 in in the last 24 hours, 0.83 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.81in
Last 3 days
0.83in

Visibility

How far you can see at Minnetonka Beach, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 9 miles Fri 4 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Minnetonka Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.1 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

Citizen station KMNDEEPH5KMNDEEPH5

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.9 mi away/928 ft/36 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Minnetonka Beach 1.1 NWMN-HN-699

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.1 mi away/941 ft/23 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Minneapolis - Flying Cloud, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.0 mi from Minnetonka Beach, Minnesota. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 2,100 ft, broken at 2,600 ft, overcast at 6,000 ft; the ceiling is 2,600 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 2,100 feet, broken cloud with its base at 2,600 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 6,000 feet, the ceiling at 2,600 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 SHEETOVC 6,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 2,600 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 2,100 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,600 FTVISIBILITY, 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

46.0 F with a dew point of 40.0 F, 79 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,400 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,100 ft.

Chart of the air at Minneapolis - Flying Cloud: temperature 46.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 40.0, 79 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,400 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,100 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 STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 1,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 38.7 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 2,100 FTTEMPERATURE 46.0 FDEW POINT 40.0 FSPREAD 6.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 79 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 northwest (310 degrees) at 13 mph, gusting 20 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 20 mph.

Plan of the wind at Minneapolis - Flying Cloud, north up: blowing from 310 degrees, the northwest, at 13 miles an hour, gusting 20; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate 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 310°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH 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 Chanhassen Wsfo (MPXM5), 6.4 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 19:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Minnesota

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

Near Minnetonka Beach

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

Near Minnetonka Beach

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