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Tamarack, Minnesota

City in Aitkin County, Minnesota

Air quality

The air at Tamarack

Index 21, good, led by ozone. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Duluth Area (MN), 30 miles off.

21Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)16Good-
  • Ozone21Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Wed Oct 21, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 19, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 7 PM.

SatSun

Precipitation

What has fallen at Tamarack

0.11 in in the last 24 hours, 0.22 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.11in
Last 3 days
0.22in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sun 7 PM, lowest 10 miles Sat 4 AM.

SatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Tamarack, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.1 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

McGregorHZX

At an airfield/8.9 mi away/1,227 ft/41 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank455of 2,026

measured daily2 instruments

WrightWRIM5

At a cooperative observer's station/5.6 mi away/1,276 ft/8 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank45of 2,026

Station report

The weather at McGregor, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.9 mi from Tamarack, Minnesota. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 11:35 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 McGregor, 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 HZXFIG. A THE SKY OVER MCGREGORSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEMcGregor, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS HZXTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-HZX-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

35.6 F with a dew point of 28.4 F, 75 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,600 ft up.

Chart of the air at McGregor: temperature 35.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 28.4, 75 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; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HZXFIG. B THE AIR AT MCGREGORTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00020 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 26.9 FTEMPERATURE 35.6 FDEW POINT 28.4 FSPREAD 7.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 75 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 POINTTITLEMcGregor, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS HZXTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-HZX-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southwest (210 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 31 mph.

Plan of the wind at McGregor, north up: blowing from 210 degrees, the south southwest, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HZXFIG. C THE WIND AT MCGREGORPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 210°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMcGregor, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS HZXTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-HZX-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Wright (WRIM5), 5.6 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 06:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Minnesota

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

Near Tamarack

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

Near Tamarack

River and lake gauges