Storm Station
Crystal, Minnesota
59°
Light rain· Feels like 59°·Light breeze 5 mph SE
A chance of rain showers and patchy fog. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
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-Air quality
84%Humidity
100%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Crystal, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Minneapolis - CrystalMIC

At an airfield/2.0 mi away/858 ft/41 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank95of 732

Minneapolis AirportMSP

At an airfield/12.1 mi away/833 ft/66 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank89of 732

Crescent Lake No1S2002

At a soil climate station/39.1 mi away/975 ft/76 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Crystal 0.4 WSWMN-HN-135

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.3 mi away/920 ft/21 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

New HopeNHPM5

At a cooperative observer's station/1.9 mi away/912 ft/13 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Minneapolis - Crystal, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 2.0 mi from Crystal. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 700 ft, overcast at 1,400 ft; the ceiling is 700 ft; visibility 7 mi.

Section of the sky over Minneapolis - Crystal, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 700 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 1,400 feet, the ceiling at 700 feet, and visibility of 7 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MICFIG. A THE SKY OVER MINNEAPOLIS - CRYSTALSECTION, 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 1,400 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 700 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 700 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 7 MI0510TITLEMinneapolis - Crystal, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MICTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MIC-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

58.0 F with a dew point of 57.0 F, 96 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 700 ft.

Chart of the air at Minneapolis - Crystal: temperature 58.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 57.0, 96 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 700 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MICFIG. B THE AIR AT MINNEAPOLIS - CRYSTALTHE 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 56.7 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 700 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 58.0 F, 57.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 96 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 POINTTITLEMinneapolis - Crystal, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MICTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MIC-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southeast (140 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Minneapolis - Crystal, north up: blowing from 140 degrees, the southeast, at 6 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MICFIG. C THE WIND AT MINNEAPOLIS - CRYSTALPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 140°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMinneapolis - Crystal, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MICTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MIC-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at New Hope (NHPM5), 1.9 miles from here, read 25 Sep, 23:59. measured daily

Elsewhere in Minnesota

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

Near Crystal

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