Storm Station
Mapleton, Minnesota
60° 66°/60°
Overcast· Feels like 60°·Gentle breeze 8 mph SSE
A chance of rain showers before 4am, then patchy fog and a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 56. South southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
0UV Low
50Air quality
88%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
3:15 AM
60feels60
now, overcast
Today
Sep 27
6660
34%
drizzle light
Mon
Sep 28
7060
drizzle
Tue
Sep 29
6257
74%
13mph
showers light
Wed
Sep 30
6561
47%
showers
Thu
Oct 1
6448
39%
17mph
overcast
Fri
Oct 2
6143
19%
mostly clear day
Sat
Oct 3
6143
13%
17mph
overcast
60°
66°60°
70°60°
62°57°
65°61°
64°48°
61°43°
61°43°

As of 3:15 AM in Mapleton, Minnesota.

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Mapleton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.8 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

T.H.30 - Mapleton - MP 146.8MN152

Beside a road/2.8 mi away/1,030 ft/1 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank497of 732

Mankato - Minneopa SPMEOM5

At a river or reservoir gauge/18.5 mi away/924 ft/107 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank277of 732

MankatoMKT

At an airfield/20.4 mi away/1,020 ft/11 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank6of 732

measured daily2 instruments

Mapleton 3.1 WMN-BU-1

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.1 mi away/1,003 ft/28 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

WinnebagoWNNM5

At a cooperative observer's station/15.8 mi away/1,060 ft/29 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Mankato, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 20.4 mi from Mapleton. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:56 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 1,300 ft; the ceiling is 1,300 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Mankato, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 1,300 feet, the ceiling at 1,300 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MKTFIG. A THE SKY OVER MANKATOSECTION, 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 1,300 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,300 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMankato, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MKTTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MKT-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

60.0 F with a dew point of 57.0 F, 90 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,300 ft.

Chart of the air at Mankato: temperature 60.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 57.0, 90 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 700 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,300 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MKTFIG. B THE AIR AT MANKATOTHE 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 700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 56.3 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 1,300 FTTEMPERATURE 60.0 FDEW POINT 57.0 FSPREAD 3.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 90 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 POINTTITLEMankato, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MKTTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MKT-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southeast (150 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Mankato, north up: blowing from 150 degrees, the south southeast, at 8 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MKTFIG. C THE WIND AT MANKATOPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 150°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMankato, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MKTTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MKT-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Winnebago (WNNM5), 15.8 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 Mapleton

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