Storm Station
Elkton, Minnesota
57°
Overcast· Feels like 57°·Light breeze 6 mph SSE
Showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 65. South wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
-UV
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83%Humidity
88%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Elkton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.5 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Dexter I-90 Mile Post 195MN010

Beside a road/4.5 mi away/1,411 ft/18 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank491of 732

Austin MuniAUM

At an airfield/11.3 mi away/1,230 ft/163 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank13of 732

Turtle Creek 3 WNW Austin 3NWTRCM5

At a river or reservoir gauge/13.8 mi away/1,184 ft/209 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank212of 732

measured daily2 instruments

Grand MeadowGMDM5

At a cooperative observer's station/7.7 mi away/1,332 ft/61 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Dexter 3.9 NMN-MW-12

In a volunteer observer's own ground/7.7 mi away/1,321 ft/72 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Austin Muni, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.3 mi from Elkton. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:55 AM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 1,100 ft; the ceiling is 1,100 ft.

Section of the sky over Austin Muni, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 1,100 feet, the ceiling at 1,100 feet.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AUMFIG. A THE SKY OVER AUSTIN 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 1,100 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,100 FTTITLEAustin Muni, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS AUMTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AUM-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The wind

From the south southeast (150 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Austin Muni, north up: blowing from 150 degrees, the south southeast, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AUMFIG. C THE WIND AT AUSTIN MUNIPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 150°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAustin Muni, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS AUMTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AUM-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The column

At 1,230 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.61 inHg and the temperature at 54.6 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.08 inHg means its barometer reads 28.77 inHg.

Section from sea level of where Austin Muni stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,230 feet above sea level with 4 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.61 inches of mercury, and temperature, 54.6 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.08 and the station pressure it means, 28.77.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AUMFIG. D WHERE AUSTIN 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 ATMOSPHEREAUSTIN MUNI4 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,230 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 HERE28.61 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE54.6 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.08 inHgITS BAROMETER READS28.77 inHgTITLEAustin Muni, the columnSTATION REPORT · ASOS AUMTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AUM-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Grand Meadow (GMDM5), 7.7 miles from here, read 18 Sep, 05:30. measured daily

Elsewhere in Minnesota

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Near Elkton

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