Storm Station
Apple Valley, Minnesota
59°
Overcast· Feels like 59°·Light air 3 mph SE
A chance of rain showers and patchy fog before 7am, then patchy fog and a slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
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81%Humidity
90%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Apple Valley, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.8 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Burnsville I-35W Mile Post 4MN086

Beside a road/5.7 mi away/792 ft/161 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank487of 732

Mnpls/AirlakeLVN

At an airfield/8.1 mi away/961 ft/8 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank12of 732

Minneapolis AirportMSP

At an airfield/10.1 mi away/833 ft/120 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank87of 732

measured daily2 instruments

Apple Valley 0.6 NWMN-DK-259

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.8 mi away/967 ft/14 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Rosemount Agr Exp StaRSMM5

At a cooperative observer's station/5.6 mi away/958 ft/5 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Mnpls/Airlake, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.1 mi from Apple Valley. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 6:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 600 ft; the ceiling is 600 ft; visibility 7 mi.

Section of the sky over Mnpls/Airlake, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 600 feet, the ceiling at 600 feet, and visibility of 7 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LVNFIG. A THE SKY OVER MNPLS/AIRLAKESECTION, 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 600 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 600 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 7 MI0510TITLEMnpls/Airlake, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS LVNTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LVN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

57.2 F with a dew point of 57.2 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 600 ft.

Chart of the air at Mnpls/Airlake: temperature 57.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 57.2, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 600 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LVNFIG. B THE AIR AT MNPLS/AIRLAKETHE 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 600 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 57.2 F, 57.2 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 POINTTITLEMnpls/Airlake, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS LVNTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LVN-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 Mnpls/Airlake, 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 LVNFIG. C THE WIND AT MNPLS/AIRLAKEPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEMnpls/Airlake, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS LVNTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LVN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Mnpls/Airlake, 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 Apple Valley

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