Storm Station
Kensington, Minnesota
60°
Overcast· Feels like 60°·Light breeze 8 mph SSE
Widespread fog before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
-UV
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93%Humidity
91%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Kensington, 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

I-94 - Evansville - MP 82.8MN133

Beside a road/15.2 mi away/1,365 ft/29 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank487of 732

AlexandriaAXN

At an airfield/15.5 mi away/1,421 ft/85 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank728of 732

Morris 2EMRIM5

At a river or reservoir gauge/15.8 mi away/1,140 ft/196 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank273of 732

measured daily2 instruments

Kensington 4.1 NNWMN-DS-54

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.0 mi away/1,380 ft/44 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Morris Wc Exp StaMRRM5

At a cooperative observer's station/15.8 mi away/1,135 ft/201 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Alexandria, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 15.5 mi from Kensington. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 6:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 300 ft; the ceiling is 300 ft; visibility 1.5 mi.

Section of the sky over Alexandria, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 300 feet, the ceiling at 300 feet, and visibility of 1.5 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AXNFIG. A THE SKY OVER ALEXANDRIASECTION, 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 300 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 300 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 1.5 MI0510TITLEAlexandria, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS AXNTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AXN-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 58.0 F, 96 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 300 ft.

Chart of the air at Alexandria: temperature 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 58.0, 96 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 300 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AXNFIG. B THE AIR AT ALEXANDRIATHE 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 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 57.7 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 300 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 59.0 F, 58.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 96 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 POINTTITLEAlexandria, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS AXNTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AXN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (190 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Alexandria, north up: blowing from 190 degrees, the south, 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 AXNFIG. C THE WIND AT ALEXANDRIAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 190°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAlexandria, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS AXNTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AXN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Minnesota

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

Near Kensington

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