Storm Station
Delano, Minnesota
59°
Overcast· Feels like 59°·Light air 3 mph SE
Patchy fog before 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. East southeast wind around 0 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
81%Humidity
91%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Delano, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

U.S.12 - Delano - MP 140.4MN161

Beside a road/1.1 mi away/981 ft/56 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank487of 732

BuffaloCFE

At an airfield/8.9 mi away/968 ft/43 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank731of 732

Crescent Lake No1S2002

At a soil climate station/27.6 mi away/975 ft/50 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

Minneapolis AirportMSP

At an airfield/29.2 mi away/833 ft/92 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank87of 732

measured daily2 instruments

Delano 0.3 ENEMN-WR-128

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.2 mi away/936 ft/11 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

DelanoDLNM5

At a cooperative observer's station/0.4 mi away/912 ft/13 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at U.S.12 - Delano - MP 140.4, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 1.1 mi from Delano. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 6:40 AM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The air

58.8 F with a dew point of 55.6 F, 89 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 800 ft up.

Chart of the air at U.S.12 - Delano - MP 140.4: temperature 58.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 55.6, 89 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 800 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MN161FIG. B THE AIR AT U.S.12 - DELANO - MP 140.4THE 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 800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 54.8 FTEMPERATURE 58.8 FDEW POINT 55.6 FSPREAD 3.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 89 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 POINTTITLEU.S.12 - Delano - MP 140.4, the airSTATION REPORT · RWIS MN161TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MN161-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east (98 degrees) at 1 mph, gusting 4 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 12 mph.

Plan of the wind at U.S.12 - Delano - MP 140.4, north up: blowing from 98 degrees, the east, at 1 miles an hour, gusting 4; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MN161FIG. C THE WIND AT U.S.12 - DELANO - MP 140.4PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 98°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 1 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE4GUST, 4 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEU.S.12 - Delano - MP 140.4, the windSTATION REPORT · RWIS MN161TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MN161-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 981 ft above sea level, 3 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.88 inHg and the temperature at 55.5 F; it reports 58.8 F, 3.3 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where U.S.12 - Delano - MP 140.4 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 981 feet above sea level with 3 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.88 inches of mercury, and temperature, 55.5 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MN161FIG. D WHERE U.S.12 - DELANO - MP 140.4 STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREU.S.12 - DELANO - MP 140.43 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT981 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE28.88 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE55.5 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED58.8 FTITLEU.S.12 - Delano - MP 140.4, the columnSTATION REPORT · RWIS MN161TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MN161-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of U.S.12 - Delano - MP 140.4, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Delano (DLNM5), 0.4 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Minnesota

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Near Delano

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