Storm Station
Franklin, Minnesota
60°
Light rain· Feels like 60°·Light breeze 4 mph SE
Areas of fog and a slight chance of rain showers before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
-UV
-Air quality
90%Humidity
91%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Franklin, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Morton MN-19 Mile Post 78MN031

Beside a road/5.7 mi away/840 ft/174 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank491of 732

Fairfax 5S - Fort RidgelyFRGM5

At a river or reservoir gauge/9.4 mi away/979 ft/35 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank276of 732

Redwood FallRWF

At an airfield/9.9 mi away/1,020 ft/6 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank728of 732

measured daily2 instruments

Morton 2.0 NEMN-RV-23

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.1 mi away/1,014 ft/level with here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Lamberton SW Exp StaLAMM5

At a cooperative observer's station/29.2 mi away/1,135 ft/121 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Redwood Fall, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.9 mi from Franklin. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 200 ft; the ceiling is 200 ft; visibility 2.5 mi.

Section of the sky over Redwood Fall, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 200 feet, the ceiling at 200 feet, and visibility of 2.5 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RWFFIG. A THE SKY OVER REDWOOD FALLSECTION, 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 200 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 200 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 2.5 MI0510TITLERedwood Fall, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS RWFTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RWF-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

60.0 F with a dew point of 59.0 F, 96 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 200 ft.

Chart of the air at Redwood Fall: temperature 60.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 59.0, 96 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 200 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RWFFIG. B THE AIR AT REDWOOD FALLTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 FSATURATES 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 58.7 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 200 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 60.0 F, 59.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 96 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 POINTTITLERedwood Fall, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS RWFTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RWF-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southeast (130 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Redwood Fall, north up: blowing from 130 degrees, the southeast, 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 RWFFIG. C THE WIND AT REDWOOD FALLPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 130°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLERedwood Fall, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS RWFTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RWF-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Lamberton SW Exp Sta (LAMM5), 29.2 miles from here, read 25 Sep, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Minnesota

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

Near Franklin

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