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South End, Minnesota

Community in Clearwater County, Minnesota

Air quality

The air at South End

Index 26, good, led by ozone. Read at 6 PM from its reporting area, Northwestern Minnesota (MN), 44 miles off.

26Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)5Good-
  • Ozone26Good-

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 Sun 1 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at South End

0.04 in in the last 24 hours, 0.13 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 5 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.04in
Last 3 days
0.13in

Visibility

How far you can see at South End, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 1 PM.

FriSatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest South End, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 7.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Mahnomen3N8

At an airfield/21.8 mi away/1,231 ft/288 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank7of 1,965

measured daily2 instruments

Univ. Of Minn.ITAM5

At a cooperative observer's station/14.7 mi away/1,470 ft/49 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Mahnomen, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 21.8 mi from South End, Minnesota. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 6:15 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 Mahnomen, 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 3N8FIG. A THE SKY OVER MAHNOMENSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEMahnomen, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 3N8TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-3N8-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

44.0 F with a dew point of 31.0 F, 60 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,900 ft up.

Chart of the air at Mahnomen: temperature 44.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 31.0, 60 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,900 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 3N8FIG. B THE AIR AT MAHNOMENTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00020 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 2,900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 28.2 FTEMPERATURE 44.0 FDEW POINT 31.0 FSPREAD 13.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 60 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 POINTTITLEMahnomen, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 3N8TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-3N8-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west (270 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 33 mph.

Plan of the wind at Mahnomen, north up: blowing from 270 degrees, the west, at 6 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 3N8FIG. C THE WIND AT MAHNOMENPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 270°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMahnomen, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 3N8TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-3N8-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Minnesota

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

Near South End

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

Near South End

River and lake gauges