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Winthrop, Minnesota

City in Sibley County, Minnesota

Air quality

The air at Winthrop

Index 21, good, led by fine particles. Read at 6 AM from its reporting area, South Central Minnesota (MN), 24 miles off.

21Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)21Good-
  • Ozone9Good-

The days ahead

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

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Mon 1 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Winthrop

None in the last 24 hours; 0.54 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 5 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.54in

Visibility

How far you can see at Winthrop, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Mon 1 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Winthrop, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.6 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Winthrop 0.6 NNEMN-SB-10

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.6 mi away/1,019 ft/17 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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GaylordGLDM5

At a cooperative observer's station/7.2 mi away/1,014 ft/22 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at New Ulm Muni, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 16.8 mi from Winthrop, Minnesota. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 6:15 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 New Ulm Muni, 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 ULMFIG. A THE SKY OVER NEW ULM MUNISECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLENew Ulm Muni, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ULMTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-ULM-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 New Ulm Muni: 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 ULMFIG. B THE AIR AT NEW ULM MUNITHE 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 POINTTITLENew Ulm Muni, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ULMTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-ULM-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (180 degrees) at 9 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at New Ulm Muni, north up: blowing from 180 degrees, the south, at 9 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ULMFIG. C THE WIND AT NEW ULM MUNIPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 180°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLENew Ulm Muni, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ULMTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-ULM-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Minnesota

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

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Near Winthrop

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