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Oronoco, Minnesota

City in Olmsted County, Minnesota

Air quality

The air at Oronoco

Index 27, good, led by fine particles. Read at 5 AM from its reporting area, Rochester Area (MN), 11 miles off.

27Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)27Good11.6 mi
  • Ozone8Good1 ppb11.6 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Wed Oct 21, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 24, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Mon 1 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Oronoco

0.03 in in the last 24 hours, 1.10 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 5 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.03in
Last 3 days
1.10in

Visibility

How far you can see at Oronoco, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Mon 1 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Oronoco, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Oronoco 1.2 ESEMN-OL-128

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.0 mi away/972 ft/31 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Elgin 2SSWEGNM5

At a cooperative observer's station/14.0 mi away/1,086 ft/83 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Rochester / St Mary, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.7 mi from Oronoco, Minnesota. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 6:15 AM 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 Rochester / St Mary, 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 9MNFIG. A THE SKY OVER ROCHESTER / ST MARYSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLERochester / St Mary, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 9MNTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-9MN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

36.7 F with a dew point of 27.0 F, 68 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Rochester / St Mary: temperature 36.7 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 27.0, 68 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,200 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 9MNFIG. B THE AIR AT ROCHESTER / ST MARYTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 2,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 25.0 FTEMPERATURE 36.7 FDEW POINT 27.0 FSPREAD 9.7 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 68 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 POINTTITLERochester / St Mary, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 9MNTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-9MN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southwest (200 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Rochester / St Mary, north up: blowing from 200 degrees, the south southwest, at 8 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 9MNFIG. C THE WIND AT ROCHESTER / ST MARYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 200°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLERochester / St Mary, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 9MNTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-9MN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Rochester / St Mary, 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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The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

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