Storm Station
Orono, Minnesota
58°
Light rain· Feels like 58°·Light breeze 5 mph E
A chance of rain showers and patchy fog. Cloudy, with a low around 55. South southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
-UV
-Air quality
93%Humidity
100%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Orono, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.4 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Minneapolis - Flying CloudFCM

At an airfield/12.0 mi away/888 ft/85 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank669of 732

Minneapolis AirportMSP

At an airfield/19.0 mi away/833 ft/140 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank90of 732

Crescent Lake No1S2002

At a soil climate station/35.5 mi away/975 ft/2 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Orono 0.9 NWMN-HN-675

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.4 mi away/990 ft/17 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Chanhassen WsfoMPXM5

At a cooperative observer's station/8.4 mi away/938 ft/35 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Minneapolis - Flying Cloud, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.0 mi from Orono. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:11 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 900 ft, overcast at 1,300 ft; the ceiling is 900 ft; visibility 2 mi.

Section of the sky over Minneapolis - Flying Cloud, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 900 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 1,300 feet, the ceiling at 900 feet, and visibility of 2 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FCMFIG. A THE SKY OVER MINNEAPOLIS - FLYING CLOUDSECTION, 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 SKYBKN 900 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 900 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 2 MI0510TITLEMinneapolis - Flying Cloud, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS FCMTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FCM-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

58.0 F with a dew point of 57.0 F, 96 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 900 ft.

Chart of the air at Minneapolis - Flying Cloud: temperature 58.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 57.0, 96 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 900 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FCMFIG. B THE AIR AT MINNEAPOLIS - FLYING CLOUDTHE 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 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 56.7 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 900 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 58.0 F, 57.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 96 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 POINTTITLEMinneapolis - Flying Cloud, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS FCMTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FCM-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east southeast (120 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Minneapolis - Flying Cloud, north up: blowing from 120 degrees, the east southeast, at 5 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 FCMFIG. C THE WIND AT MINNEAPOLIS - FLYING CLOUDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 120°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMinneapolis - Flying Cloud, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS FCMTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FCM-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Minneapolis - Flying Cloud, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Chanhassen Wsfo (MPXM5), 8.4 miles from here, read 27 Sep, 01:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Minnesota

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

Near Orono

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