Storm Station
Hayward, Minnesota
58°
Light rain· Feels like 58°·Light breeze 6 mph SE
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 55. South southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
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81%Humidity
100%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Hayward, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.0 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Albert LeaAEL

At an airfield/6.4 mi away/1,257 ft/8 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank14of 732

GordonsvilleGDVM5

At a river or reservoir gauge/9.4 mi away/1,201 ft/48 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank661of 732

Maple IslandMN178

Beside a road/10.2 mi away/1,220 ft/29 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank480of 732

measured daily2 instruments

Albert Lea 3 SEALBM5

At a cooperative observer's station/4.0 mi away/1,201 ft/48 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Albert Lea 3.4 SSEMN-FN-21

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.6 mi away/1,252 ft/3 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Albert Lea, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 6.4 mi from Hayward. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 900 ft, overcast at 4,700 ft; the ceiling is 900 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Albert Lea, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 900 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 4,700 feet, the ceiling at 900 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AELFIG. A THE SKY OVER ALBERT LEASECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 4,700 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 900 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 900 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEAlbert Lea, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS AELTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AEL-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

57.7 F with a dew point of 55.2 F, 91 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 600 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 900 ft.

Chart of the air at Albert Lea: temperature 57.7 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 55.2, 91 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 600 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 900 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AELFIG. B THE AIR AT ALBERT LEATHE 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 600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 54.6 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 900 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 57.7 F, 55.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 91 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 POINTTITLEAlbert Lea, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS AELTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AEL-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southeast (150 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Albert Lea, north up: blowing from 150 degrees, the south southeast, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AELFIG. C THE WIND AT ALBERT LEAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 150°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAlbert Lea, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS AELTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AEL-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Albert Lea 3 SE (ALBM5), 4.0 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 Hayward

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