Storm Station
Plainview, Minnesota
61°
Overcast· Feels like 61°·Light breeze 5 mph SE
A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
-UV
29Air quality
72%Humidity
88%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Plainview, 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

Eyota 2NEWIRM5

At a river or reservoir gauge/10.5 mi away/1,197 ft/30 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank291of 732

Kellogg US-61 Mile Post 53MN069

Beside a road/12.0 mi away/742 ft/425 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank497of 732

Rochester / St Mary9MN

At an airfield/18.7 mi away/1,165 ft/2 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank456of 732

measured daily2 instruments

Plainview 0.4 ENEMN-WB-31

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.3 mi away/1,161 ft/6 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Elgin 2SSWEGNM5

At a cooperative observer's station/7.0 mi away/1,086 ft/81 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Rochester / St Mary, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 18.7 mi from Plainview. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:15 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 Rochester / St Mary, 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 9MNFIG. A THE SKY OVER ROCHESTER / ST MARYSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLERochester / St Mary, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 9MNTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-9MN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

59.0 F with a dew point of 53.0 F, 80 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,400 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,800 ft.

Chart of the air at Rochester / St Mary: temperature 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 53.0, 80 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,400 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,800 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 9MNFIG. B THE AIR AT ROCHESTER / ST MARYTHE 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 1,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 51.6 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 1,800 FTTEMPERATURE 59.0 FDEW POINT 53.0 FSPREAD 6.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 80 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 POINTTITLERochester / St Mary, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 9MNTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-9MN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southeast (160 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Rochester / St Mary, north up: blowing from 160 degrees, the south southeast, at 8 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 9MNFIG. C THE WIND AT ROCHESTER / ST MARYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 160°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLERochester / St Mary, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 9MNTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-9MN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Rochester / St Mary, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Elgin 2SSW (EGNM5), 7.0 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Minnesota

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Near Plainview

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