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Riverton, Minnesota

City in Crow Wing County, Minnesota

Air quality

The air at Riverton

Index 22, good, led by fine particles. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Central Minnesota (MN), 6 miles off.

22Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)22Good6.3 mi
  • Ozone19Good20 ppb6.3 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 19, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Riverton

0.23 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.23in
Last 3 days
0.23in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 9 miles Fri 12 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Riverton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.5 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

BrainerdBRD

At an airfield/5.6 mi away/1,220 ft/2 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank29of 1,965

measured daily2 instruments

Ironton 3.6 SSWMN-CW-18

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.5 mi away/1,261 ft/39 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

BrainerdBRAM5

At a cooperative observer's station/11.2 mi away/1,178 ft/44 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank36of 1,965

Station report

The weather at Brainerd, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.6 mi from Riverton, Minnesota. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:53 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 1,300 ft; the ceiling is 1,300 ft; visibility 8 mi.

Section of the sky over Brainerd, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 1,300 feet, the ceiling at 1,300 feet, and visibility of 8 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BRDFIG. A THE SKY OVER BRAINERDSECTION, 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 1,300 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,300 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 8 MI0510TITLEBrainerd, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BRDTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BRD-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

45.0 F with a dew point of 42.0 F, 89 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,300 ft.

Chart of the air at Brainerd: temperature 45.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 42.0, 89 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 700 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,300 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BRDFIG. B THE AIR AT BRAINERDTHE 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 700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 41.3 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 1,300 FTTEMPERATURE 45.0 FDEW POINT 42.0 FSPREAD 3.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 89 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 POINTTITLEBrainerd, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BRDTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BRD-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (330 degrees) at 9 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 25 mph.

Plan of the wind at Brainerd, north up: blowing from 330 degrees, the north northwest, at 9 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 BRDFIG. C THE WIND AT BRAINERDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 330°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBrainerd, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BRDTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BRD-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Brainerd (BRAM5), 11.2 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Minnesota

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

Near Riverton

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

Near Riverton

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