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Stewart, Minnesota

City in McLeod County, Minnesota

Air quality

The air at Stewart

Index 23, good, led by ozone. Read at 11 AM from its reporting area, South Central Minnesota (MN), 38 miles off.

23Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)9Good-
  • Ozone23Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 26, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 7 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Stewart

0.46 in in the last 24 hours, 0.55 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 10 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.46in
Last 3 days
0.55in

Visibility

How far you can see at Stewart, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 7 AM.

FriSatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Stewart, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Brownton WWTPBWNM5

At a water treatment plant/7.1 mi away/1,024 ft/39 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Hutchinson, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.6 mi from Stewart, Minnesota. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 10:55 AM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 2,900 ft, scattered at 4,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Hutchinson, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 2,900 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 4,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HCDFIG. A THE SKY OVER HUTCHINSONSECTION, 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 SHEETSCT 4,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 2,900 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEHutchinson, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS HCDTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HCD-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The wind

From the north (360 degrees) at 13 mph, gusting 25 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 25 mph.

Plan of the wind at Hutchinson, north up: blowing from 360 degrees, the north, at 13 miles an hour, gusting 25; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HCDFIG. C THE WIND AT HUTCHINSONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 360°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 25 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEHutchinson, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS HCDTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HCD-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The column

At 1,060 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.79 inHg and the temperature at 55.2 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.47 inHg means its barometer reads 29.32 inHg.

Section from sea level of where Hutchinson stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,060 feet above sea level with 4 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.79 inches of mercury, and temperature, 55.2 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.47 and the station pressure it means, 29.32.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HCDFIG. D WHERE HUTCHINSON 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 ATMOSPHEREHUTCHINSON4 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,060 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 HERE28.79 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE55.2 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.47 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.32 inHgTITLEHutchinson, the columnSTATION REPORT · ASOS HCDTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HCD-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Brownton WWTP (BWNM5), 7.1 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Minnesota

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Near Stewart

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