Storm Station
Coates, Minnesota
60° 64°/59°
Overcast· Feels like 60°·Light breeze 4 mph SE
Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 55. South southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
0UV Low
50Air quality
83%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
3:15 AM
60feels60
now, overcast
Today
Sep 27
6459
27%
drizzle light
Mon
Sep 28
7058
overcast
Tue
Sep 29
6556
72%
13mph
showers light
Wed
Sep 30
6760
51%
drizzle
Thu
Oct 1
6550
34%
19mph
drizzle light
Fri
Oct 2
6342
15%
partly cloudy day
Sat
Oct 3
6143
17%
17mph
drizzle light
60°
64°59°
70°58°
65°56°
67°60°
65°50°
63°42°
61°43°

As of 3:15 AM in Coates, Minnesota.

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Coates, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.7 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

T.H.52 - Coates - MP 110.4MN139

Beside a road/3.6 mi away/873 ft/44 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank497of 732

South St PaulSGS

At an airfield/9.8 mi away/820 ft/97 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank14of 732

Minneapolis AirportMSP

At an airfield/15.5 mi away/833 ft/84 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank90of 732

measured daily2 instruments

Hastings 5.8 WMN-DK-112

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.7 mi away/893 ft/24 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Rosemount Agr Exp StaRSMM5

At a cooperative observer's station/3.5 mi away/958 ft/41 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at South St Paul, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.8 mi from Coates. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 2,100 ft; the ceiling is 2,100 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over South St Paul, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 2,100 feet, the ceiling at 2,100 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SGSFIG. A THE SKY OVER SOUTH ST PAULSECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,500ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 2,100 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,100 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLESouth St Paul, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SGSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SGS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

60.8 F with a dew point of 54.0 F, 78 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,600 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,100 ft.

Chart of the air at South St Paul: temperature 60.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 54.0, 78 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,600 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,100 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SGSFIG. B THE AIR AT SOUTH ST PAULTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 52.4 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 2,100 FTTEMPERATURE 60.8 FDEW POINT 54.0 FSPREAD 6.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 78 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 POINTTITLESouth St Paul, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SGSTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SGS-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (180 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at South St Paul, north up: blowing from 180 degrees, the south, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SGSFIG. C THE WIND AT SOUTH ST PAULPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 180°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESouth St Paul, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SGSTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SGS-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of South St Paul, 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 Coates

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