Storm Station
Northfield, Minnesota
58°
Overcast· Feels like 58°·Light air 2 mph SE
A chance of rain showers and patchy fog. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. South southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
-UV
-Air quality
83%Humidity
81%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Northfield, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Stanton AirfieldSYN

At an airfield/7.5 mi away/919 ft/4 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank13of 732

Morristown - Cannon RiverMRTM5

At a river or reservoir gauge/21.1 mi away/1,005 ft/90 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank72of 732

measured daily2 instruments

Northfield 0.4 SSWMN-RC-78

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.3 mi away/917 ft/2 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

FaribaultFBTM5

At a cooperative observer's station/11.4 mi away/978 ft/63 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Stanton Airfield, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 7.5 mi from Northfield. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 700 ft; the ceiling is 700 ft; visibility 7 mi.

Section of the sky over Stanton Airfield, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 700 feet, the ceiling at 700 feet, and visibility of 7 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SYNFIG. A THE SKY OVER STANTON AIRFIELDSECTION, 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 700 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 700 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 7 MI0510TITLEStanton Airfield, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SYNTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SYN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

57.7 F with a dew point of 57.7 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 700 ft.

Chart of the air at Stanton Airfield: temperature 57.7 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 57.7, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 700 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SYNFIG. B THE AIR AT STANTON AIRFIELDTHE 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 700 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 57.7 F, 57.7 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 POINTTITLEStanton Airfield, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SYNTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SYN-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 Stanton Airfield, 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 SYNFIG. C THE WIND AT STANTON AIRFIELDPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEStanton Airfield, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SYNTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SYN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Faribault (FBTM5), 11.4 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Minnesota

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

Near Northfield

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