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Waldorf, Minnesota

City in Waseca County, Minnesota

Air quality

The air at Waldorf

Index 19, good, led by fine particles. Read at 2 AM from its reporting area, South Central Minnesota (MN), 30 miles off.

19Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)19Good-
  • Ozone10Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Wed Oct 21, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 26, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 7 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Waldorf

0.04 in in the last 24 hours, 0.98 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.04in
Last 3 days
0.98in

Visibility

How far you can see at Waldorf, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sun 7 PM, lowest 9 miles Sat 4 AM.

SatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Waldorf, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 7.9 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Mapleton 8.0 NEMN-BU-69

In a volunteer observer's own ground/7.9 mi away/1,029 ft/49 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Waseca Exp StationWASM5

At a cooperative observer's station/12.7 mi away/1,138 ft/60 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Waseca (AWOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.0 mi from Waldorf, Minnesota. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 2:15 AM 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 Waseca (AWOS), 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 ACQFIG. A THE SKY OVER WASECA (AWOS)SECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEWaseca (AWOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ACQTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-ACQ-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

32.0 F with a dew point of 28.4 F, 86 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 800 ft up.

Chart of the air at Waseca (AWOS): temperature 32.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 28.4, 86 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 800 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ACQFIG. B THE AIR AT WASECA (AWOS)THE 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 FSATURATES 800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 27.6 FTEMPERATURE 32.0 FDEW POINT 28.4 FSPREAD 3.6 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 POINTTITLEWaseca (AWOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ACQTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-ACQ-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (180 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Waseca (AWOS), north up: blowing from 180 degrees, the south, 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 ACQFIG. C THE WIND AT WASECA (AWOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 180°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWaseca (AWOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ACQTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-ACQ-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Waseca (AWOS), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Waseca Exp Station (WASM5), 12.7 miles from here, read 7 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Minnesota

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

Near Waldorf

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

Near Waldorf

River and lake gauges