Storm Station
Easton, Minnesota
60°
Overcast· Feels like 60°·Light breeze 5 mph SSE
Patchy fog and a chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
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93%Humidity
88%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Easton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 7.0 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

T.H.30 - Mapleton - MP 146.8MN152

Beside a road/9.3 mi away/1,030 ft/24 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank491of 732

Fairmont MuniFRM

At an airfield/27.1 mi away/1,161 ft/107 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank688of 732

Mankato - Minneopa SPMEOM5

At a river or reservoir gauge/29.9 mi away/924 ft/130 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank276of 732

measured daily2 instruments

Minnesota Lake 0.9 NNWMN-BU-51

In a volunteer observer's own ground/7.0 mi away/1,059 ft/5 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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WellsWELM5

At a cooperative observer's station/8.2 mi away/1,132 ft/78 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Fairmont Muni, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 27.1 mi from Easton. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:56 AM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 300 ft; the ceiling is 300 ft; visibility 8 mi.

Section of the sky over Fairmont Muni, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 300 feet, the ceiling at 300 feet, and visibility of 8 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FRMFIG. A THE SKY OVER FAIRMONT MUNISECTION, 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 300 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 300 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 8 MI0510TITLEFairmont Muni, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS FRMTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FRM-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The wind

From the south (180 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Fairmont Muni, north up: blowing from 180 degrees, the south, 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 FRMFIG. C THE WIND AT FAIRMONT MUNIPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 180°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEFairmont Muni, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS FRMTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FRM-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The column

At 1,161 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.69 inHg and the temperature at 54.9 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.07 inHg means its barometer reads 28.83 inHg; it reports 60.0 F, 5.1 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Fairmont Muni stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,161 feet above sea level with 4 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.69 inches of mercury, and temperature, 54.9 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.07 and the station pressure it means, 28.83.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FRMFIG. D WHERE FAIRMONT MUNI 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 ATMOSPHEREFAIRMONT MUNI4 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,161 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 HERE28.69 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE54.9 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.07 inHgITS BAROMETER READS28.83 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED60.0 FTITLEFairmont Muni, the columnSTATION REPORT · ASOS FRMTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FRM-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Fairmont Muni, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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