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Sunfish Lake, Minnesota

City in Dakota County, Minnesota

Air quality

The air at Sunfish Lake

Index 21, good, led by fine particles. Read at 5 AM from its reporting area, Twin Cities (MN), 7 miles off.

21Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)21Good6.7 mi
  • Ozone6Good11 ppb10.4 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)6Good13.2 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide2Good2.2 ppb10.4 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.3 ppb11.7 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.2 ppm11.7 mi

The days ahead

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

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Sunfish Lake

0.89 in in the last 24 hours, 0.91 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 4 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.89in
Last 3 days
0.91in

Visibility

How far you can see at Sunfish Lake, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sun 1 AM, lowest 9 miles Sat 4 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Sunfish Lake, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.8 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Mendota Heights 1.8 ESEMN-DK-201

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.8 mi away/891 ft/49 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at South St Paul, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 3.1 mi from Sunfish Lake, Minnesota. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 5:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 1,500 ft, overcast at 2,400 ft; the ceiling is 1,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over South St Paul, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 1,500 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 2,400 feet, the ceiling at 1,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SGSFIG. A THE SKY OVER SOUTH ST PAULSECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 2,400 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 1,500 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLESouth St Paul, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SGSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SGS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

48.2 F with a dew point of 45.7 F, 91 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 600 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,500 ft.

Chart of the air at South St Paul: temperature 48.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 45.7, 91 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 600 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SGSFIG. B THE AIR AT SOUTH ST PAULTHE 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 600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 45.1 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 1,500 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 48.2 F, 45.7 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 91 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 POINTTITLESouth St Paul, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SGSTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SGS-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 16 mph, gusting 23 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 23 mph.

Plan of the wind at South St Paul, north up: blowing from 330 degrees, the north northwest, at 16 miles an hour, gusting 23; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SGSFIG. C THE WIND AT SOUTH ST PAULPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 330°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 16 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 23 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESouth St Paul, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SGSTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SGS-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Univ Of Minn St Paul (UMNM5), 8.8 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Minnesota

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

Near Sunfish Lake

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

Near Sunfish Lake

River and lake gauges