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Nielsville, Minnesota

City in Polk County, Minnesota

Air quality

The air at Nielsville

Index 19, good, led by ozone. Read at 8 PM from its reporting area, Fargo (ND), 41 miles off.

19Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)12Good-
  • Ozone19Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 19, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 1 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Nielsville

0.06 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Fri 7 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.06in
Last 3 days
0.06in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 1 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Nielsville, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.1 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

Crookston MuniCKN

At an airfield/23.4 mi away/896 ft/29 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

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Mentor 9W - Pembina TrailPBTM5

At a river or reservoir gauge/25.2 mi away/1,068 ft/201 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

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Glacial RidgeS2050

At a soil climate station/28.7 mi away/1,125 ft/258 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

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Citizen station GW3565GW3565

In a volunteer observer's own ground/30.2 mi away/828 ft/39 ft below here

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measured daily2 instruments

Shelly 0.2 SWMN-NR-5

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.1 mi away/866 ft/1 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Crookston NW Exp STNCRNM5

At a cooperative observer's station/21.3 mi away/886 ft/19 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Crookston Muni, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 23.4 mi from Nielsville, Minnesota. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 8:35 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Crookston Muni, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CKNFIG. A THE SKY OVER CROOKSTON MUNISECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLECrookston Muni, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CKNTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-CKN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

41.0 F with a dew point of 33.6 F, 75 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Crookston Muni: temperature 41.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 33.6, 75 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CKNFIG. B THE AIR AT CROOKSTON MUNITHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00020 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 1,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 32.0 FTEMPERATURE 41.0 FDEW POINT 33.6 FSPREAD 7.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 75 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 POINTTITLECrookston Muni, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CKNTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-CKN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southwest (200 degrees) at 12 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 36 mph.

Plan of the wind at Crookston Muni, north up: blowing from 200 degrees, the south southwest, at 12 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CKNFIG. C THE WIND AT CROOKSTON MUNIPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 200°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECrookston Muni, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CKNTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-CKN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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