Storm Station
Lafayette, Minnesota
59°
Light rain· Feels like 59°·Light breeze 5 mph SE
A chance of rain showers and patchy fog. Cloudy, with a low around 56. South southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
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-Air quality
93%Humidity
100%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Lafayette, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.9 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Winthrop MN-19 Mile Post 108MN032

Beside a road/6.7 mi away/1,031 ft/16 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank497of 732

New Ulm MuniULM

At an airfield/10.2 mi away/1,010 ft/5 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank14of 732

Fairfax 5S - Fort RidgelyFRGM5

At a river or reservoir gauge/16.1 mi away/979 ft/36 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank277of 732

measured daily2 instruments

Winthrop 5.0 SWMN-SB-7

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.9 mi away/1,028 ft/13 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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GaylordGLDM5

At a cooperative observer's station/11.4 mi away/1,014 ft/1 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at New Ulm Muni, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.2 mi from Lafayette. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 900 ft; the ceiling is 900 ft; visibility 7 mi.

Section of the sky over New Ulm Muni, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 900 feet, the ceiling at 900 feet, and visibility of 7 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ULMFIG. A THE SKY OVER NEW ULM MUNISECTION, 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 900 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 900 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 7 MI0510TITLENew Ulm Muni, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ULMTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ULM-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

60.8 F with a dew point of 60.8 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 900 ft.

Chart of the air at New Ulm Muni: temperature 60.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 60.8, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 900 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ULMFIG. B THE AIR AT NEW ULM MUNITHE 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 900 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 60.8 F, 60.8 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 POINTTITLENew Ulm Muni, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ULMTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ULM-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 New Ulm Muni, 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 ULMFIG. C THE WIND AT NEW ULM MUNIPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLENew Ulm Muni, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ULMTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ULM-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of New Ulm Muni, 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 Lafayette

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