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Walters, Minnesota

City in Faribault County, Minnesota

Air quality

The air at Walters

Index 18, good, led by ozone. Read at 9 AM from its reporting area, South Central Minnesota (MN), 49 miles off.

18Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)17Good-
  • Ozone18Good-

The days ahead

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

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Mon 7 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Walters

None in the last 24 hours; 1.05 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 9 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
1.05in

Visibility

How far you can see at Walters, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Mon 7 AM, lowest 8 miles Mon 7 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Walters, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.4 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Albert LeaAEL

At an airfield/16.3 mi away/1,257 ft/1 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank448of 2,026

GordonsvilleGDVM5

At a river or reservoir gauge/21.3 mi away/1,201 ft/55 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank791of 2,026

measured daily2 instruments

Wells 3.5 SEMN-FT-7

In a volunteer observer's own ground/7.5 mi away/1,220 ft/36 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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WellsWELM5

At a cooperative observer's station/10.2 mi away/1,132 ft/124 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Albert Lea, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 16.3 mi from Walters, Minnesota. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 9:55 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 Albert Lea, 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 AELFIG. A THE SKY OVER ALBERT LEASECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEAlbert Lea, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS AELTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-AEL-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

44.4 F with a dew point of 32.7 F, 63 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Albert Lea: temperature 44.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 32.7, 63 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AELFIG. B THE AIR AT ALBERT LEATHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 2,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 30.2 FTEMPERATURE 44.4 FDEW POINT 32.7 FSPREAD 11.7 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 63 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 POINTTITLEAlbert Lea, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS AELTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-AEL-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (190 degrees) at 13 mph, gusting 21 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 21 mph.

Plan of the wind at Albert Lea, north up: blowing from 190 degrees, the south, at 13 miles an hour, gusting 21; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AELFIG. C THE WIND AT ALBERT LEAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 190°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 21 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAlbert Lea, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS AELTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-AEL-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Albert Lea, 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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Near Walters

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