Storm Station
Buffalo Lake, Minnesota
59°
Light rain· Feels like 59°·Light breeze 7 mph SE
A chance of rain showers and patchy fog. Cloudy, with a low around 55. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
-UV
-Air quality
96%Humidity
100%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Buffalo Lake, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.7 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

T.H.212 - Hector - MP 84.4MN157

Beside a road/11.1 mi away/1,086 ft/18 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank489of 732

HutchinsonHCD

At an airfield/14.3 mi away/1,060 ft/8 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank14of 732

Fairfax 5S - Fort RidgelyFRGM5

At a river or reservoir gauge/20.2 mi away/979 ft/89 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank275of 732

measured daily2 instruments

Hector 4.3 NMN-RV-27

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.7 mi away/1,126 ft/58 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Brownton WWTPBWNM5

At a water treatment plant/13.7 mi away/1,024 ft/44 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Hutchinson, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 14.3 mi from Buffalo Lake. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 800 ft; the ceiling is 800 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Hutchinson, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 800 feet, the ceiling at 800 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HCDFIG. A THE SKY OVER HUTCHINSONSECTION, 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 800 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 800 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEHutchinson, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS HCDTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-HCD-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 56.5 F, 98 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 800 ft.

Chart of the air at Hutchinson: temperature 57.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 56.5, 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, against the lowest cloud reported at 800 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HCDFIG. B THE AIR AT HUTCHINSONTHE 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 56.3 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 800 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 57.2 F, 56.5 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 POINTTITLEHutchinson, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS HCDTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-HCD-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 Hutchinson, 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 HCDFIG. C THE WIND AT HUTCHINSONPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEHutchinson, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS HCDTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-HCD-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Brownton WWTP (BWNM5), 13.7 miles from here, read 25 Sep, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Minnesota

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

Near Buffalo Lake

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