Storm Station
Independence, Minnesota
60° 69°/59°
Overcast· Feels like 60°·Light air 3 mph SSE
A chance of rain showers and patchy fog. Cloudy, with a low around 55. South southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
0UV Low
52Air quality
88%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
3:15 AM
60feels60
now, overcast
Today
Sep 27
6959
22%
drizzle
Mon
Sep 28
6962
drizzle light
Tue
Sep 29
6558
68%
14mph
rain
Wed
Sep 30
6759
38%
overcast
Thu
Oct 1
6447
16%
17mph
overcast
Fri
Oct 2
6341
partly cloudy day
Sat
Oct 3
6246
15%
18mph
overcast
60°
69°59°
69°62°
65°58°
67°59°
64°47°
63°41°
62°46°

As of 3:15 AM in Independence, Minnesota.

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Independence, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

U.S.12 - Delano - MP 140.4MN161

Beside a road/4.1 mi away/981 ft/19 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank497of 732

BuffaloCFE

At an airfield/12.0 mi away/968 ft/32 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank731of 732

Minneapolis AirportMSP

At an airfield/24.1 mi away/833 ft/167 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank90of 732

Crescent Lake No1S2002

At a soil climate station/30.1 mi away/975 ft/25 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Independence 2.3 EMN-HN-642

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.2 mi away/968 ft/32 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

DelanoDLNM5

At a cooperative observer's station/5.4 mi away/912 ft/88 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Buffalo, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.0 mi from Independence. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:01 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 1,400 ft; the ceiling is 1,400 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Buffalo, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 1,400 feet, the ceiling at 1,400 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CFEFIG. A THE SKY OVER BUFFALOSECTION, 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 1,400 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,400 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEBuffalo, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CFETYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CFE-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 Buffalo: 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 CFEFIG. B THE AIR AT BUFFALOTHE 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, OVC 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 POINTTITLEBuffalo, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CFETYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CFE-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southeast (140 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Buffalo, north up: blowing from 140 degrees, the 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 CFEFIG. C THE WIND AT BUFFALOPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 140°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBuffalo, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CFETYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CFE-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Delano (DLNM5), 5.4 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Minnesota

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

Near Independence

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