Storm Station
Hinckley, Minnesota
59°
Overcast· Feels like 59°·Light air 3 mph SE
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
72%Humidity
94%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Hinckley, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Hinckley I-35 Mile Post 181MN077

Beside a road/2.0 mi away/1,033 ft/3 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank487of 732

Hinckley04W

At an airfield/2.3 mi away/1,020 ft/10 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank12of 732

Sandstone 6 W54932

At a climate reference station/7.1 mi away/1,130 ft/100 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

Sandstone 6WSNDM5

At a river or reservoir gauge/7.4 mi away/1,129 ft/99 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank209of 732

measured daily2 instruments

Hinckley 0.5 WMN-PN-31

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.3 mi away/1,032 ft/2 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

SandstoneSNDM5

At a cooperative observer's station/7.4 mi away/1,129 ft/99 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Hinckley, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 2.3 mi from Hinckley. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 7:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 1,400 ft, overcast at 3,300 ft; the ceiling is 1,400 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Hinckley, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 1,400 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 3,300 feet, the ceiling at 1,400 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 04WFIG. A THE SKY OVER HINCKLEYSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 3,300 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 1,400 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,400 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEHinckley, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 04WTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-04W-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 57.2 F, 94 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 400 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,400 ft.

Chart of the air at Hinckley: temperature 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 57.2, 94 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 400 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,400 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 04WFIG. B THE AIR AT HINCKLEYTHE 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 400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 56.7 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 1,400 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 59.0 F, 57.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 94 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 POINTTITLEHinckley, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 04WTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-04W-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Hinckley, 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 04WFIG. C THE WIND AT HINCKLEYPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEHinckley, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 04WTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-04W-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Minnesota

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