Storm Station
Kandiyohi, Minnesota
59°
Overcast· Feels like 59°·Gentle breeze 9 mph SE
Patchy fog and a slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
-UV
-Air quality
96%Humidity
100%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Kandiyohi, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

U.S.12 - Atwater - MP 85.4MN159

Beside a road/5.9 mi away/1,257 ft/22 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank489of 732

PaynesvillePEX

At an airfield/18.8 mi away/1,181 ft/54 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank9of 732

measured daily2 instruments

Kandiyohi 2.9 SMN-KD-32

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.1 mi away/1,172 ft/63 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

LitchfieldLCHM5

At a cooperative observer's station/19.4 mi away/1,125 ft/110 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Paynesville, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 18.8 mi from Kandiyohi. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 500 ft; the ceiling is 500 ft; visibility 7 mi.

Section of the sky over Paynesville, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 500 feet, the ceiling at 500 feet, and visibility of 7 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PEXFIG. A THE SKY OVER PAYNESVILLESECTION, 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 500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 7 MI0510TITLEPaynesville, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PEXTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PEX-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

57.2 F with a dew point of 57.2 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 500 ft.

Chart of the air at Paynesville: temperature 57.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 57.2, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PEXFIG. B THE AIR AT PAYNESVILLETHE 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 500 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 57.2 F, 57.2 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 POINTTITLEPaynesville, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PEXTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PEX-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southeast (160 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Paynesville, north up: blowing from 160 degrees, the south southeast, at 5 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PEXFIG. C THE WIND AT PAYNESVILLEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 160°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPaynesville, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PEXTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PEX-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Litchfield (LCHM5), 19.4 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 Kandiyohi

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