Storm Station
Frontenac, Minnesota
61°
Overcast· Feels like 61°·Light air 4 mph SE
A chance of rain showers before 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
-UV
-Air quality
65%Humidity
89%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Frontenac, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

FrontenacFSPM5

At a river or reservoir gauge/1.1 mi away/759 ft/35 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank72of 732

Red WingRGK

At an airfield/8.7 mi away/784 ft/60 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank13of 732

U.S.63 - Lake City - MP 62.9MN143

Beside a road/8.9 mi away/1,132 ft/408 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank491of 732

measured daily2 instruments

Frontenac 1.8 NEMN-GH-41

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.7 mi away/690 ft/34 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Lake CityLAKM5

At a cooperative observer's station/6.3 mi away/719 ft/5 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Red Wing, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.7 mi from Frontenac. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 1,800 ft; the ceiling is 1,800 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Red Wing, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 1,800 feet, the ceiling at 1,800 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RGKFIG. A THE SKY OVER RED WINGSECTION, 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 1,800 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,800 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLERed Wing, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS RGKTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RGK-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 1,800 ft.

Chart of the air at Red Wing: 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 1,800 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RGKFIG. B THE AIR AT RED WINGTHE 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 1,800 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 POINTTITLERed Wing, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS RGKTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RGK-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Red Wing, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RGKFIG. C THE WIND AT RED WINGPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLERed Wing, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS RGKTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RGK-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Lake City (LAKM5), 6.3 miles from here, read 22 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Minnesota

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

Near Frontenac

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