Storm Station
Preston, Minnesota
59°
Light rain· Feels like 59°·Light breeze 6 mph SE
A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
-UV
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87%Humidity
82%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Preston, 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

Preston (AWOS)FKA

At an airfield/4.8 mi away/1,276 ft/309 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank14of 732

Canton US-52 Mile Post 2MN065

Beside a road/14.7 mi away/1,348 ft/381 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank497of 732

Eyota 2NEWIRM5

At a river or reservoir gauge/24.5 mi away/1,197 ft/230 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank291of 732

measured daily2 instruments

Preston 0.2 EMN-FM-23

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.3 mi away/940 ft/27 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Preston (AWOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 4.8 mi from Preston. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 2,800 ft; the ceiling is 2,800 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Preston (AWOS), height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 2,800 feet, the ceiling at 2,800 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FKAFIG. A THE SKY OVER PRESTON (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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 2,800 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,800 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEPreston (AWOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS FKATYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FKA-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 55.4 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 2,800 ft.

Chart of the air at Preston (AWOS): temperature 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 55.4, 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 2,800 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FKAFIG. B THE AIR AT PRESTON (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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 54.5 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 2,800 FTTEMPERATURE 59.0 FDEW POINT 55.4 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 POINTTITLEPreston (AWOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS FKATYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FKA-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southeast (150 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Preston (AWOS), north up: blowing from 150 degrees, the south southeast, at 6 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 FKAFIG. C THE WIND AT PRESTON (AWOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 150°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPreston (AWOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS FKATYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FKA-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at South Branch Root River AT Preston (PTNM5), 0.5 miles from here, read 17 Sep, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Minnesota

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

Near Preston

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