On Tue, 13 Dec 2005 08:59:32 -0800, "Charles Oppermann"
wrote in
::

Is there a way to get a weather report from that location/time?

Within 24 hours, you can get the local METAR data from the FAA 24-cycle
files, on a FTP site.

You can go back a little farther than that he
http://www.weather.gov/climate/index.php?wfo=oax
but there is better historical data available.

According to the report at:
http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/5777938.html

David Johnson, Mark's brother, said the three were leaving Wayne,
Neb., after attending a birthday party for Arthur's sister and
were headed toward Flying Cloud Airport in Eden Prairie [the
evening of December 10, 2005].

Assuming that the departure airport was:

KLCG Wayne, NE, USA Wayne Municipal Airport

And the destination airport was:

KFCM Minneapolis, MN, USA Flying Cloud Airport


Here is the December 10, 2005 observed weather around 9pm local:

KLCG Wayne, NE, USA Wayne Municipal Airport
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/data/obhistory/KLCG.html

D Time Wind Vis. Weather Sky Cond.
A (cst) (mph) (mi.) Temperature (ºF)
T Air Dwpt
E

10 22:11 NW 13 G 20 10.00 Overcast OVC029 36 32 29.93 NA
10 21:51 NW 13 G 17 10.00 Overcast OVC027 36 32 29.93 NA
10 21:31 NW 13 10.00 Overcast OVC027 36 32 29.93 NA
10 21:11 NW 12 10.00 Overcast OVC027 36 32 29.93 NA
10 20:51 NW 13 10.00 Overcast OVC027 36 32 29.93 NA

KFCM Minneapolis, MN, USA Flying Cloud Airport
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/data/obhistory/KFCM.html

D Time Wind Vis. Weather Sky Cond.
A (cst) (mph) (mi.) Temperature (ºF)
T Air Dwpt
E

10 22:53 N 16 G 25 10.00 Partly Cloudy SCT031 25 14 29.72 1007.3
10 21:53 NW 20 G 29 10.00 A Few Clouds FEW036 27 16 29.68 1006.2
10 20:53 NW 18 G 25 10.00 Overcast OVC039 30 19 29.66 1005.5
10 19:53 NW 21 G 29 10.00 Overcast and Breezy BKN031 OVC041 31 21
29.63 1004.5