Storm Station
Dayton, Minnesota
59°
Overcast· Feels like 59°·Light air 4 mph SE
Patchy fog and a slight chance of rain showers before 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. West southwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
-UV
-Air quality
83%Humidity
84%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Dayton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.7 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Minneapolis - CrystalMIC

At an airfield/10.3 mi away/858 ft/17 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank93of 732

Carlos Avery - Dnr Fire WxCAVM5

At a river or reservoir gauge/18.6 mi away/896 ft/21 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank108of 732

Crescent Lake No1S2002

At a soil climate station/28.8 mi away/975 ft/100 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Dayton 4.3 SEMN-HN-332

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.7 mi away/860 ft/15 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Elk RiverERVM5

At a cooperative observer's station/9.6 mi away/909 ft/34 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Minneapolis - Crystal, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.3 mi from Dayton. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 6:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 800 ft, overcast at 1,300 ft; the ceiling is 1,300 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Minneapolis - Crystal, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 800 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 1,300 feet, the ceiling at 1,300 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.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 1,300 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 800 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,300 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMinneapolis - 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 800 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 800 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, SCT 800 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 east southeast (120 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Minneapolis - Crystal, north up: blowing from 120 degrees, the east southeast, at 5 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 120°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 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

Elsewhere in Minnesota

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

Near Dayton

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