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Richfield, Minnesota

City in Hennepin County, Minnesota

Air quality

The air at Richfield

Index 13, good, led by ozone. Read at 7 AM from its reporting area, Twin Cities (MN), 7 miles off.

13Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)11Good5.2 mi
  • Ozone13Good12 ppb6 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)4Good8.9 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide2Good2.9 ppb6 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.3 ppb6.8 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0 ppm6 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 36, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Richfield

0.97 in in the last 24 hours, 0.99 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 6 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.97in
Last 3 days
0.99in

Visibility

How far you can see at Richfield, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sun 1 AM, lowest 9 miles Sat 2 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Richfield, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.4 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

MinneapolisMSP

At an airfield/2.4 mi away/869 ft/18 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank3of 1,965

measured daily2 instruments

Richfield 0.4 NEMN-HN-258

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.4 mi away/853 ft/2 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Minneapolis, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 2.4 mi from Richfield, Minnesota. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 7:01 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 1,900 ft, scattered at 2,800 ft, overcast at 3,700 ft; the ceiling is 3,700 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Minneapolis, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 1,900 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 2,800 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 3,700 feet, the ceiling at 3,700 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MSPFIG. A THE SKY OVER MINNEAPOLISSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 3,700 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 2,800 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 1,900 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,700 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMinneapolis, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MSPTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MSP-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

47.0 F with a dew point of 40.0 F, 76 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,600 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,900 ft.

Chart of the air at Minneapolis: temperature 47.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 40.0, 76 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,600 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,900 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MSPFIG. B THE AIR AT MINNEAPOLISTHE 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 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 38.4 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 1,900 FTTEMPERATURE 47.0 FDEW POINT 40.0 FSPREAD 7.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 76 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, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MSPTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MSP-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 21 mph, gusting 37 mph: force 5, a fresh breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 40 mph.

Plan of the wind at Minneapolis, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 21 miles an hour, gusting 37; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 5, fresh breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MSPFIG. C THE WIND AT MINNEAPOLISPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19NOW, 21 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE32GUST, 37 MPH8GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMinneapolis, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MSPTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MSP-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Mississippi River AT MPLS LWR St Anthony Falls (LSAM5), 7.3 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 06:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Minnesota

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Near Richfield

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