Storm Station
Federal Dam, Minnesota
56°
Light rain· Feels like 56°·Gentle breeze 11 mph S
Patchy fog between 7am and 9am. Mostly sunny. High near 71, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. West wind around 5 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
-UV
-Air quality
100%Humidity
95%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Federal Dam, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.4 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Federal DamLEEM5

At a dam/6.1 mi away/1,296 ft/18 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank212of 732

LongvilleXVG

At an airfield/17.6 mi away/1,335 ft/21 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank13of 732

measured daily2 instruments

Federal Dam 3WNW - Leech LakeFEDM5

At a cooperative observer's station/0.4 mi away/1,309 ft/5 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Federal Dam 0.3 SMN-CS-25

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.6 mi away/1,335 ft/21 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Longville, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 17.6 mi from Federal Dam. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 400 ft; the ceiling is 400 ft; visibility 6 mi.

Section of the sky over Longville, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 400 feet, the ceiling at 400 feet, and visibility of 6 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT XVGFIG. A THE SKY OVER LONGVILLESECTION, 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 400 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 400 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 6 MI0510TITLELongville, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS XVGTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-XVG-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

56.7 F with a dew point of 56.0 F, 97 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 400 ft.

Chart of the air at Longville: temperature 56.7 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 56.0, 97 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 400 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT XVGFIG. B THE AIR AT LONGVILLETHE 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 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 55.8 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 400 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 56.7 F, 56.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 97 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 POINTTITLELongville, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS XVGTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-XVG-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (180 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Longville, north up: blowing from 180 degrees, the south, 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 XVGFIG. C THE WIND AT LONGVILLEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 180°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELongville, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS XVGTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-XVG-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Federal Dam 3WNW - Leech Lake (FEDM5), 0.4 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Minnesota

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

Near Federal Dam

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