Storm Station
La Prairie, Minnesota
56°
Light rain· Feels like 56°·Light breeze 5 mph SSE
A slight chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
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100%Humidity
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What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest La Prairie, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.7 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Grand RapidsGPZ

At an airfield/1.5 mi away/1,355 ft/65 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

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U.S.2 - Cohasset - MP 174.3MN105

Beside a road/10.9 mi away/1,312 ft/22 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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Swan RiverSWAM5

At a river or reservoir gauge/15.3 mi away/1,308 ft/18 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

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measured daily2 instruments

Grand Rapids 2.1 EMN-IT-110

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.7 mi away/1,275 ft/15 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Usda Forestry Science LabGRPM5

At a cooperative observer's station/1.0 mi away/1,329 ft/39 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at U.S.2 - Cohasset - MP 174.3, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 10.9 mi from La Prairie. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:40 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud reported; visibility 2.25 mi.

Section of the sky over U.S.2 - Cohasset - MP 174.3, height above the station to scale: no cloud reported, and visibility of 2.25 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MN105FIG. A THE SKY OVER U.S.2 - COHASSET - MP 174.3SECTION, 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 STATIONNO CLOUD REPORTEDVISIBILITY, MILES: 2.25 MI0510TITLEU.S.2 - Cohasset - MP 174.3, the skySTATION REPORT · RWIS MN105TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MN105-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

55.0 F with a dew point of 54.8 F, 99 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 100 ft up.

Chart of the air at U.S.2 - Cohasset - MP 174.3: temperature 55.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 54.8, 99 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 100 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MN105FIG. B THE AIR AT U.S.2 - COHASSET - MP 174.3THE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 54.7 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 55.0 F, 54.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 99 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 POINTTITLEU.S.2 - Cohasset - MP 174.3, the airSTATION REPORT · RWIS MN105TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MN105-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southeast (131 degrees) at 4 mph, gusting 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 17 mph.

Plan of the wind at U.S.2 - Cohasset - MP 174.3, north up: blowing from 131 degrees, the southeast, at 4 miles an hour, gusting 7; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MN105FIG. C THE WIND AT U.S.2 - COHASSET - MP 174.3PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 131°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 4 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEU.S.2 - Cohasset - MP 174.3, the windSTATION REPORT · RWIS MN105TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MN105-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The full report of U.S.2 - Cohasset - MP 174.3, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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