Storm Station
Finlayson, Minnesota
59°
Light rain· Feels like 59°·Light breeze 7 mph S
A slight chance of rain showers. Cloudy. Low around 54, with temperatures rising to around 58 overnight. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
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69%Humidity
95%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Finlayson, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Rutledge I-35 Mile Post 198MN005

Beside a road/4.1 mi away/1,069 ft/41 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank489of 732

Sandstone 6WSNDM5

At a river or reservoir gauge/7.0 mi away/1,129 ft/19 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank211of 732

Sandstone 6 W54932

At a climate reference station/7.1 mi away/1,130 ft/20 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

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Hinckley04W

At an airfield/12.4 mi away/1,020 ft/90 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank14of 732

measured daily2 instruments

Finlayson 1.3 SWMN-PN-18

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.3 mi away/1,128 ft/18 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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SandstoneSNDM5

At a cooperative observer's station/7.0 mi away/1,129 ft/19 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Hinckley, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.4 mi from Finlayson. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 1,600 ft; the ceiling is 1,600 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Hinckley, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 1,600 feet, the ceiling at 1,600 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 04WFIG. A THE SKY OVER HINCKLEYSECTION, 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 1,600 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,600 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEHinckley, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 04WTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-04W-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

59.0 F with a dew point of 53.6 F, 82 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,300 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,600 ft.

Chart of the air at Hinckley: temperature 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 53.6, 82 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,300 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,600 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 04WFIG. B THE AIR AT HINCKLEYTHE 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 1,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 52.3 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 1,600 FTTEMPERATURE 59.0 FDEW POINT 53.6 FSPREAD 5.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 82 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 POINTTITLEHinckley, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 04WTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-04W-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (170 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Hinckley, north up: blowing from 170 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 04WFIG. C THE WIND AT HINCKLEYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 170°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEHinckley, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 04WTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-04W-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Minnesota

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Near Finlayson

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