Storm Station
Northrop, Minnesota
61°
Light rain· Feels like 61°·Gentle breeze 9 mph SSE
Patchy fog and a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
-UV
-Air quality
100%Humidity
100%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Northrop, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.9 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Fairmont MuniFRM

At an airfield/6.4 mi away/1,161 ft/17 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank658of 732

I-90 - Welcome - MP 93.7MN148

Beside a road/9.7 mi away/1,211 ft/67 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank489of 732

Mankato - Minneopa SPMEOM5

At a river or reservoir gauge/33.7 mi away/924 ft/220 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank275of 732

measured daily2 instruments

Fairmont 1.7 NMN-MT-10

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.9 mi away/1,183 ft/39 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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WinnebagoWNNM5

At a cooperative observer's station/12.6 mi away/1,060 ft/84 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Fairmont Muni, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 6.4 mi from Northrop. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:49 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 300 ft; the ceiling is 300 ft; visibility 8 mi.

Section of the sky over Fairmont Muni, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 300 feet, the ceiling at 300 feet, and visibility of 8 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FRMFIG. A THE SKY OVER FAIRMONT MUNISECTION, 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 300 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 300 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 8 MI0510TITLEFairmont Muni, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS FRMTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FRM-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 300 ft.

Chart of the air at Fairmont Muni: 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 300 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FRMFIG. B THE AIR AT FAIRMONT MUNITHE 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 300 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 POINTTITLEFairmont Muni, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS FRMTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FRM-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (180 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Fairmont Muni, north up: blowing from 180 degrees, the south, at 7 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 FRMFIG. C THE WIND AT FAIRMONT MUNIPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 180°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEFairmont Muni, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS FRMTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FRM-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Winnebago (WNNM5), 12.6 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 Northrop

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