Storm Station
Richfield, Minnesota
60°
Light rain· Feels like 60°·Light breeze 5 mph SSE
A chance of rain showers before 4am, then rain showers likely and patchy fog. Cloudy, with a low around 57. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
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87%Humidity
100%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Richfield, 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 now3 instruments

MinneapolisMSP

At an airfield/2.4 mi away/869 ft/18 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank96of 732

Minneapolis AirportMSP

At an airfield/2.4 mi away/833 ft/18 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank90of 732

Burnsville I-35W Mile Post 4MN086

Beside a road/5.4 mi away/792 ft/59 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank497of 732

measured daily2 instruments

Richfield 0.4 NEMN-HN-258

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.4 mi away/853 ft/2 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Minneapolis, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 2.4 mi from Richfield. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 1,800 ft; the ceiling is 1,800 ft; visibility 7 mi.

Section of the sky over Minneapolis, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 1,800 feet, the ceiling at 1,800 feet, and visibility of 7 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MSPFIG. A THE SKY OVER MINNEAPOLISSECTION, 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: 7 MI0510TITLEMinneapolis, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MSPTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MSP-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

61.0 F with a dew point of 55.0 F, 81 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 Minneapolis: temperature 61.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 55.0, 81 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 MSPFIG. B THE AIR AT MINNEAPOLISTHE 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 53.6 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 1,800 FTTEMPERATURE 61.0 FDEW POINT 55.0 FSPREAD 6.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 81 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, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MSPTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MSP-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (190 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Minneapolis, north up: blowing from 190 degrees, the south, 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 MSPFIG. C THE WIND AT MINNEAPOLISPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 190°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMinneapolis, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MSPTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MSP-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Minnesota

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

Near Richfield

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