Minnesota weather for October 28, 2026

The day's Local Storm Reports for Minnesota on October 28, 2026 break down this way: 16 reports of hail, with the largest stone measuring 3.00 inches at 2 SW Grove City.

Previous day: Oct 27

0.75″ 1.50″ 3.00″ Circle size scaleOne spotter report, sized by amount

Circles show spotter reports for Minnesota on October 28, 2026, each sized by amount. County lines mark the area, and the largest values are labeled. 16 reports are plotted.

Hail reports for the day

Hail reports for the day: Minnesota, October 28, 2026, 16 reports
Amount	Place	County	Reported by	Time
3.00 inches	2 SW Grove City	Meeker	Public	1:53 PM CDT
1.75 inches	3 W Miesville	Dakota	Trained Spotter	5:10 PM CDT
1.50 inches	New Trier	Dakota	Public	5:08 PM CDT
1.50 inches	New Trier	Dakota	Trained Spotter	5:06 PM CDT
1.25 inches	3 NW Miesville	Dakota	Trained Spotter	5:10 PM CDT
1.00 inches	Mora	Kanabec	Trained Spotter	4:00 PM CDT
1.00 inches	Grove City	Meeker	Public	1:55 PM CDT
1.00 inchesEstimated	Granite Falls	Yellow Medicine	Public	1:33 PM CDT
1.00 inches	4 N Blomkest	Kandiyohi	Public	1:25 PM CDT
1.00 inchesEstimated	4 NW Blomkest	Kandiyohi	Public	1:21 PM CDT
1.00 inchesEstimated	Granite Falls	Yellow Medicine	Public	12:36 PM CDT
0.88 inches	3 SE Avon	Stearns	Public	3:36 PM CDT
0.75 inches	2 E Pease	Mille Lacs	Trained Spotter	4:28 PM CDT
0.75 inches	Kimball	Stearns	Fire Department/R	2:27 PM CDT
0.70 inches	4 W Hinckley	Pine	Trained Spotter	4:21 PM CDT
0.70 inches	2 E Sauk Rapids	Benton	Fire Department/R	4:00 PM CDT

Storms this day belongs to

Hail totals for October 28, 2026 1.75 inches 3 W Miesville, MN
Hail totals for October 28, 2026 3.00 inches 2 SW Grove City, MN

Aurora verdict for Minnesota

The night of October 28 reached Kp 2.33, at or above the 2 that Minnesota needs, so the aurora was in range.

Was there aurora last night in Minnesota?

City climate figures for October 28, 2026

City climate figures for October 28, 2026, Minnesota
City	High	Low	Rain	Snow
Duluth	54°F	45°F	0.37 inches	0.0 inches
Minneapolis	72°F	51°F	0.04 inches	0.0 inches

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