Storm Station
Columbus, Minnesota
60°
Light rain· Feels like 60°·Light air 4 mph SSE
A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
-UV
-Air quality
83%Humidity
100%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Columbus, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Carlos Avery - Dnr Fire WxCAVM5

At a river or reservoir gauge/2.3 mi away/896 ft/9 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank112of 732

Minneapls/BlaineANE

At an airfield/11.3 mi away/912 ft/7 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank726of 732

measured daily2 instruments

Columbus 1.5 NMN-AA-229

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.1 mi away/910 ft/5 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Forest Lake 5NEFORM5

At a cooperative observer's station/8.9 mi away/948 ft/43 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Minneapls/Blaine, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.3 mi from Columbus. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 1,500 ft; the ceiling is 1,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Minneapls/Blaine, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 1,500 feet, the ceiling at 1,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ANEFIG. A THE SKY OVER MINNEAPLS/BLAINESECTION, 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 1,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMinneapls/Blaine, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ANETYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ANE-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

60.4 F with a dew point of 55.6 F, 84 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,100 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Minneapls/Blaine: temperature 60.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 55.6, 84 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,100 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ANEFIG. B THE AIR AT MINNEAPLS/BLAINETHE 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 1,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 54.4 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 1,500 FTTEMPERATURE 60.4 FDEW POINT 55.6 FSPREAD 4.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 84 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 POINTTITLEMinneapls/Blaine, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ANETYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ANE-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (180 degrees) at 10 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Minneapls/Blaine, north up: blowing from 180 degrees, the south, at 10 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ANEFIG. C THE WIND AT MINNEAPLS/BLAINEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 180°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMinneapls/Blaine, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ANETYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ANE-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Forest Lake 5NE (FORM5), 8.9 miles from here, read 19 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Minnesota

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

Near Columbus

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