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Northome, Minnesota

City in Koochiching County, Minnesota

Air quality

The air at Northome

Index 63, moderate, led by coarse particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, North Central Minnesota (MN), 54 miles off.

63Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)29Good-
  • Ozone14Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)63Moderate-

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 57, moderate.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Northome

None in the last 24 hours; 0.05 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.05in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 8 miles Thu 11 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Northome, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.8 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

NorthomeNOHM5

At a cooperative observer's station/2.8 mi away/1,457 ft/26 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank1,870of 1,965

Northome 3.0 SSEMN-IT-74

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.2 mi away/1,441 ft/10 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Waskish Muni, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 22.3 mi from Northome, Minnesota. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:15 PM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 1,000 ft, overcast at 1,500 ft; the ceiling is 1,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Waskish Muni, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 1,000 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 1,500 feet, the ceiling at 1,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT VWUFIG. A THE SKY OVER WASKISH 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 SHEETOVC 1,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 1,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEWaskish Muni, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS VWUTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-VWU-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 21 mph.

Plan of the wind at Waskish Muni, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 7 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT VWUFIG. C THE WIND AT WASKISH MUNIPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWaskish Muni, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS VWUTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-VWU-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The column

At 1,181 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.67 inHg and the temperature at 54.8 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.03 inHg means its barometer reads 28.77 inHg.

Section from sea level of where Waskish Muni stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,181 feet above sea level with 4 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.67 inches of mercury, and temperature, 54.8 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.03 and the station pressure it means, 28.77.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT VWUFIG. D WHERE WASKISH MUNI STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREWASKISH MUNI4 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,181 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE28.67 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE54.8 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.03 inHgITS BAROMETER READS28.77 inHgTITLEWaskish Muni, the columnSTATION REPORT · ASOS VWUTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-VWU-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Waskish Muni, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Northome (NOHM5), 2.8 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Minnesota

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Near Northome

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Near Northome

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