Storm Station
Madelia, Minnesota
60°
Light rain· Feels like 60°·Light breeze 5 mph SE
A chance of rain showers and patchy fog before 8am, then patchy fog and a slight chance of rain showers between 8am and 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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93%Humidity
91%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Madelia, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.5 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Madelia US-60 Mile Post 86MN045

Beside a road/3.0 mi away/995 ft/23 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank654of 732

St. JamesJYG

At an airfield/8.3 mi away/1,066 ft/48 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank12of 732

Mankato - Minneopa SPMEOM5

At a river or reservoir gauge/16.8 mi away/924 ft/94 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank273of 732

measured daily2 instruments

Madelia 1.6 NNEMN-WW-12

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.5 mi away/1,035 ft/17 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Saint JamesSTJM5

At a cooperative observer's station/10.5 mi away/1,050 ft/32 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at St. James, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.3 mi from Madelia. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 7:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 200 ft; the ceiling is 200 ft; visibility 4 mi.

Section of the sky over St. James, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 200 feet, the ceiling at 200 feet, and visibility of 4 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JYGFIG. A THE SKY OVER ST. JAMESSECTION, 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 200 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 200 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 4 MI0510TITLESt. James, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS JYGTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-JYG-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 200 ft.

Chart of the air at St. James: 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 200 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JYGFIG. B THE AIR AT ST. JAMESTHE 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 200 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 POINTTITLESt. James, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS JYGTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-JYG-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (170 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at St. James, north up: blowing from 170 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 JYGFIG. C THE WIND AT ST. JAMESPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 170°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESt. James, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS JYGTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-JYG-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of St. James, 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 Madelia

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