Storm Station
New Richland, Minnesota
59°
Light rain· Feels like 59°·Light breeze 7 mph SSE
Patchy fog and a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 55. South southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
-UV
-Air quality
78%Humidity
100%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest New Richland, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Albert Lea I-35 Mile Post 30MN096

Beside a road/11.0 mi away/1,193 ft/8 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank489of 732

Waseca (AWOS)ACQ

At an airfield/12.7 mi away/1,125 ft/60 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank454of 732

Morristown - Cannon RiverMRTM5

At a river or reservoir gauge/23.2 mi away/1,005 ft/180 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank72of 732

measured daily2 instruments

Hartland 0.1 EMN-FN-15

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.2 mi away/1,256 ft/71 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Waseca Exp StationWASM5

At a cooperative observer's station/12.3 mi away/1,138 ft/47 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Waseca (AWOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.7 mi from New Richland. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 900 ft, overcast at 1,600 ft; the ceiling is 900 ft; visibility 7 mi.

Section of the sky over Waseca (AWOS), height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 900 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 1,600 feet, the ceiling at 900 feet, and visibility of 7 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ACQFIG. A THE SKY OVER WASECA (AWOS)SECTION, 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 1,600 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 900 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 900 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 7 MI0510TITLEWaseca (AWOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ACQTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ACQ-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

57.2 F with a dew point of 53.6 F, 88 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 800 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 900 ft.

Chart of the air at Waseca (AWOS): temperature 57.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 53.6, 88 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 800 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 900 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ACQFIG. B THE AIR AT WASECA (AWOS)THE 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 800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 52.8 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 900 FTTEMPERATURE 57.2 FDEW POINT 53.6 FSPREAD 3.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 88 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 POINTTITLEWaseca (AWOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ACQTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ACQ-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 Waseca (AWOS), 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 ACQFIG. C THE WIND AT WASECA (AWOS)PLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEWaseca (AWOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ACQTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ACQ-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Waseca (AWOS), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Waseca Exp Station (WASM5), 12.3 miles from here, read 23 Sep, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Minnesota

22 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near New Richland

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