Storm Station
Hector, Minnesota
59°
Light rain· Feels like 59°·Light breeze 7 mph SE
A chance of rain showers and patchy fog. Cloudy, with a low around 55. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
-UV
-Air quality
96%Humidity
100%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Hector, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

T.H.212 - Hector - MP 84.4MN157

Beside a road/6.5 mi away/1,086 ft/5 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank489of 732

OliviaOVL

At an airfield/15.9 mi away/1,076 ft/5 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank660of 732

Fairfax 5S - Fort RidgelyFRGM5

At a river or reservoir gauge/19.8 mi away/979 ft/102 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank275of 732

measured daily2 instruments

Hector 4.3 NMN-RV-27

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.2 mi away/1,126 ft/45 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Brownton WWTPBWNM5

At a water treatment plant/18.2 mi away/1,024 ft/57 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Olivia, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 15.9 mi from Hector. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:45 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 400 ft; the ceiling is 400 ft; visibility 2.5 mi.

Section of the sky over Olivia, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 400 feet, the ceiling at 400 feet, and visibility of 2.5 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OVLFIG. A THE SKY OVER OLIVIASECTION, 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 400 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 400 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 2.5 MI0510TITLEOlivia, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS OVLTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-OVL-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 59.0 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 400 ft.

Chart of the air at Olivia: temperature 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 59.0, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 400 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OVLFIG. B THE AIR AT OLIVIATHE 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 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 400 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 59.0 F, 59.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 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 POINTTITLEOlivia, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS OVLTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-OVL-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east southeast (120 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Olivia, north up: blowing from 120 degrees, the east 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 OVLFIG. C THE WIND AT OLIVIAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 120°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEOlivia, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS OVLTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-OVL-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Brownton WWTP (BWNM5), 18.2 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 Hector

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