Storm Station
Bena, Minnesota
56°
Light rain· Feels like 56°·Light breeze 5 mph S
A slight chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 56. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
-UV
-Air quality
100%Humidity
95%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Bena, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.3 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Dam [CCOOP]WNBM5

At a dam/9.8 mi away/1,342 ft/26 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank211of 732

Cass Lake US-2 Mile Post 131MN061

Beside a road/17.9 mi away/1,358 ft/42 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank489of 732

WalkerY49

At an airfield/23.9 mi away/1,348 ft/32 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank14of 732

measured daily2 instruments

Bena 3.2 ESEMN-CS-65

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.3 mi away/1,327 ft/11 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Federal Dam 3WNW - Leech LakeFEDM5

At a cooperative observer's station/6.4 mi away/1,309 ft/7 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Walker, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 23.9 mi from Bena. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud reported; visibility 4 mi.

Section of the sky over Walker, height above the station to scale: no cloud reported, and visibility of 4 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT Y49FIG. A THE SKY OVER WALKERSECTION, 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 REPORTEDVISIBILITY, MILES: 4 MI0510TITLEWalker, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS Y49TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-Y49-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

57.0 F with a dew point of 56.3 F, 98 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Walker: temperature 57.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 56.3, 98 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 200 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT Y49FIG. B THE AIR AT WALKERTHE 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 FSATURATES 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 56.1 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 57.0 F, 56.3 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 98 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 POINTTITLEWalker, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS Y49TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-Y49-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Walker, 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 Y49FIG. C THE WIND AT WALKERPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEWalker, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS Y49TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-Y49-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Federal Dam 3WNW - Leech Lake (FEDM5), 6.4 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Minnesota

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

Near Bena

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