Storm Station
Sign in

Vadnais Heights, Minnesota

City in Ramsey County, Minnesota

Air quality

The air at Vadnais Heights

Index 24, good, led by fine particles. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Twin Cities (MN), 9 miles off.

24Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)24Good7.2 mi
  • Ozone15Good17 ppb9 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)10Good9 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide1Good1.1 ppb9 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide1Good1.1 ppb9 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.2 ppm11.4 mi

The days ahead

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

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Vadnais Heights

0.81 in in the last 24 hours, 0.84 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.81in
Last 3 days
0.84in

Visibility

How far you can see at Vadnais Heights, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 8 miles Sat 3 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Vadnais Heights, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.4 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

St. PaulSTP

At an airfield/8.4 mi away/719 ft/185 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank2of 1,965

measured daily2 instruments

Vadnais Heights 0.3 WSWMN-RM-143

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.4 mi away/924 ft/20 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Ladnais LakeVADM5

At a cooperative observer's station/1.2 mi away/879 ft/25 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at St. Paul, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.4 mi from Vadnais Heights, Minnesota. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 3,500 ft, overcast at 4,400 ft; the ceiling is 3,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over St. Paul, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 3,500 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 4,400 feet, the ceiling at 3,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT STPFIG. A THE SKY OVER 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 4,400 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 3,500 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLESt. Paul, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS STPTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-STP-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

46.0 F with a dew point of 42.0 F, 86 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 900 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,500 ft.

Chart of the air at St. Paul: temperature 46.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 42.0, 86 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 900 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT STPFIG. B THE AIR AT 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 41.1 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 3,500 FTTEMPERATURE 46.0 FDEW POINT 42.0 FSPREAD 4.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 86 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 POINTTITLESt. Paul, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS STPTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-STP-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (290 degrees) at 14 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 21 mph.

Plan of the wind at St. Paul, north up: blowing from 290 degrees, the west northwest, at 14 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT STPFIG. C THE WIND AT ST. PAULPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 290°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 14 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESt. Paul, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS STPTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-STP-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

-

Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Minnesota

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

Near Vadnais Heights

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

Near Vadnais Heights

River and lake gauges