Storm Station
Goodland, Minnesota
56°
Light rain· Feels like 56°·Light air 3 mph SSE
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
93%Humidity
95%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Goodland, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.4 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Swan RiverSWAM5

At a river or reservoir gauge/8.0 mi away/1,308 ft/103 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

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Grand RapidsGPZ

At an airfield/17.7 mi away/1,355 ft/56 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

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measured daily2 instruments

Hibbing 13.8 SSWMN-SL-252

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.4 mi away/1,327 ft/84 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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FloodwoodFLDM5

At a cooperative observer's station/15.4 mi away/1,253 ft/158 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Swan River, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 8.0 mi from Goodland. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 8:00 AM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 1,308 ft above sea level, 5 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.53 inHg and the temperature at 54.3 F.

Section from sea level of where Swan River stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,308 feet above sea level with 5 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.53 inches of mercury, and temperature, 54.3 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SWAM5FIG. D WHERE SWAN RIVER 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 ATMOSPHERESWAN RIVER5 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,308 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 HERE28.53 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE54.3 FTITLESwan River, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP SWAM5TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SWAM5-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Sep 27 the noon sun stands 41 degrees above the horizon at 47.08 N, and the day is 11 h 44 min long. Level ground there takes 66 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Swan River, angles true: on Sep 27 it stands 41 degrees above the horizon, against 66 at the June solstice, 43 at the equinoxes and 19 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 44 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SWAM5FIG. E THE SUN AT SWAN RIVERELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 66°EQUINOXES 43°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 19°SEP 27, 41°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 44 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 66 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 47.08 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -1.9°TITLESwan River, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP SWAM5TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SWAM5-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 1,308 ft above sea level. Its report of Sep 27, 2026, 8:00 AM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Swan River, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard sep 27, 2026, 8:00 am local time; precipitation gauge, 0.10 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SWAM5FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, SEP 27, 2026, 8:00 AM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD SEP 27, 2026, 8:00 AM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE-PRECIPITATION GAUGE0.10 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLESwan River, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP SWAM5TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SWAM5-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Swan River, in 3 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Minnesota

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

Near Goodland

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