Storm Station
McGrath, Minnesota
54°
Light rain· Feels like 54°·Light breeze 5 mph SSE
A slight chance of rain showers before 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
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-Air quality
83%Humidity
97%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest McGrath, 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 now4 instruments

Pliny MN-65 Mile Post 98MN050

Beside a road/6.8 mi away/1,255 ft/23 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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Sandstone 6 W54932

At a climate reference station/16.4 mi away/1,130 ft/102 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

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Hinckley04W

At an airfield/23.7 mi away/1,020 ft/212 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank14of 732

measured daily2 instruments

McGrath 2.8 SSEMN-AT-1

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.8 mi away/1,254 ft/22 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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SandstoneSNDM5

At a cooperative observer's station/16.2 mi away/1,129 ft/103 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Hinckley, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 23.7 mi from McGrath. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 1,800 ft; the ceiling is 1,800 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Hinckley, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 1,800 feet, the ceiling at 1,800 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 04WFIG. A THE SKY OVER HINCKLEYSECTION, 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 1,800 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,800 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEHinckley, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 04WTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-04W-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 53.6 F, 77 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,800 ft.

Chart of the air at Hinckley: temperature 60.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 53.6, 77 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,700 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,800 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 04WFIG. B THE AIR AT HINCKLEYTHE 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 1,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 51.9 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 1,800 FTTEMPERATURE 60.8 FDEW POINT 53.6 FSPREAD 7.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 77 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 POINTTITLEHinckley, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 04WTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-04W-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southwest (200 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Hinckley, north up: blowing from 200 degrees, the south southwest, at 6 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 04WFIG. C THE WIND AT HINCKLEYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 200°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEHinckley, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 04WTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-04W-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Hinckley, 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 McGrath

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