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Vermillion, Minnesota

City in Dakota County, Minnesota

Air quality

The air at Vermillion

Index 14, good, led by ozone. Read at 7 AM from its reporting area, Southern Twin Cities Metro (MN), 15 miles off.

14Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)8Good14.4 mi
  • Ozone14Good12 ppb13.9 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide0Good0.1 ppb16.2 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.2 ppm16.2 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 28, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Vermillion

1.10 in in the last 24 hours, 1.20 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 6 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
1.10in
Last 3 days
1.20in

Visibility

How far you can see at Vermillion, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sun 1 AM, lowest 8 miles Sat 5 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Vermillion, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Hastings 5.8 WMN-DK-112

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.4 mi away/893 ft/48 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Rosemount Agr Exp StaRSMM5

At a cooperative observer's station/7.2 mi away/958 ft/113 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at South St Paul, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.1 mi from Vermillion, Minnesota. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 6:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 1,400 ft, overcast at 1,900 ft; the ceiling is 1,400 ft; visibility 5 mi.

Section of the sky over South St Paul, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 1,400 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 1,900 feet, the ceiling at 1,400 feet, and visibility of 5 mi.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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 1,900 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 1,400 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,400 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 5 MI0510TITLESouth 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

46.4 F with a dew point of 44.2 F, 92 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 500 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,400 ft.

Chart of the air at South St Paul: temperature 46.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 44.2, 92 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 500 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,400 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 500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 43.7 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 1,400 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 46.4 F, 44.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 92 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 (340 degrees) at 15 mph, gusting 31 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 31 mph.

Plan of the wind at South St Paul, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 15 miles an hour, gusting 31; 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 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 15 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 31 MPH7NEAR 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

Elsewhere in Minnesota

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