Storm Station
Albany, Minnesota
56°
Light rain· Feels like 56°·Light breeze 6 mph SE
A chance of rain showers and patchy fog before 5am, then patchy fog and a slight chance of rain showers. Cloudy. Low around 53, with temperatures rising to around 56 overnight. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Albany, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

T.H.23 - Richmond - MP 187.8MN125

Beside a road/13.2 mi away/1,115 ft/85 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank489of 732

Sauk CentreD39

At an airfield/18.3 mi away/1,244 ft/44 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank12of 732

St Cloud StateSCSM5

At a river or reservoir gauge/21.1 mi away/1,040 ft/160 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank-

Crescent Lake No1S2002

At a soil climate station/33.4 mi away/975 ft/225 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Albany 2.4 WNWMN-SR-71

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.2 mi away/1,264 ft/64 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Collegeville St JohnCLGM5

At a cooperative observer's station/8.6 mi away/1,158 ft/42 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Sauk Centre, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 18.3 mi from Albany. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 300 ft; the ceiling is 300 ft; visibility 1.75 mi.

Section of the sky over Sauk Centre, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 300 feet, the ceiling at 300 feet, and visibility of 1.75 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT D39FIG. A THE SKY OVER SAUK CENTRESECTION, 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 SHEETOVC 300 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 300 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 1.75 MI0510TITLESauk Centre, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS D39TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-D39-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

57.0 F with a dew point of 57.0 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 300 ft.

Chart of the air at Sauk Centre: temperature 57.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 57.0, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 300 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT D39FIG. B THE AIR AT SAUK CENTRETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 300 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 57.0 F, 57.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 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 POINTTITLESauk Centre, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS D39TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-D39-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Sauk Centre, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT D39FIG. C THE WIND AT SAUK CENTREPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESauk Centre, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS D39TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-D39-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Sauk Centre, 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.

Near Albany

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