Storm Station
Racine, Minnesota
58°
Light rain· Feels like 58°·Light breeze 6 mph SSE
Rain showers likely before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 65. South wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
-UV
-Air quality
78%Humidity
89%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Racine, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.8 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Rochester US-63 Mile Post 32MN070

Beside a road/8.7 mi away/1,279 ft/12 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank487of 732

RochesterRST

At an airfield/8.8 mi away/1,322 ft/31 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank91of 732

Eyota 2NEWIRM5

At a river or reservoir gauge/21.7 mi away/1,197 ft/94 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank287of 732

measured daily2 instruments

Spring Valley 6.3 NMN-FM-19

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.8 mi away/1,255 ft/36 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Grand MeadowGMDM5

At a cooperative observer's station/6.4 mi away/1,332 ft/41 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Rochester, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.8 mi from Racine. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 7:26 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 900 ft; the ceiling is 900 ft; visibility 6 mi.

Section of the sky over Rochester, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 900 feet, the ceiling at 900 feet, and visibility of 6 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RSTFIG. A THE SKY OVER ROCHESTERSECTION, 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 900 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 900 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 6 MI0510TITLERochester, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS RSTTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RST-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

55.0 F with a dew point of 54.0 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 Rochester: temperature 55.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 54.0, 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 RSTFIG. B THE AIR AT ROCHESTERTHE 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 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 53.7 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 900 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 55.0 F, 54.0 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 POINTTITLERochester, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS RSTTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RST-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (170 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Rochester, north up: blowing from 170 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 RSTFIG. C THE WIND AT ROCHESTERPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 170°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLERochester, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS RSTTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RST-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Grand Meadow (GMDM5), 6.4 miles from here, read 18 Sep, 05:30. measured daily

Elsewhere in Minnesota

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

Near Racine

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