Storm Station
Ruthton, Minnesota
59°
Overcast· Feels like 59°·Light breeze 5 mph SSE
Widespread fog and patchy drizzle before 10am, then patchy drizzle and patchy fog between 10am and 1pm, then a slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
-UV
-Air quality
100%Humidity
92%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Ruthton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

U.S.14 - Florence - MP 21.2MN160

Beside a road/5.3 mi away/1,742 ft/13 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank487of 732

PipestonePQN

At an airfield/16.6 mi away/1,736 ft/7 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank12of 732

measured daily2 instruments

Ruthton 2.3 SSWMN-PS-2

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.2 mi away/1,819 ft/90 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Lake WilsonLKWM5

At a cooperative observer's station/14.0 mi away/1,647 ft/82 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Pipestone, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 16.6 mi from Ruthton. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 7:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Sky obscured at 200 ft; the ceiling is 200 ft; visibility 1 mi.

Section of the sky over Pipestone, height above the station to scale: sky obscured cloud with its base at 200 feet, the ceiling at 200 feet, and visibility of 1 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PQNFIG. A THE SKY OVER PIPESTONESECTION, 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 SHEETVV 200 FTSKY OBSCURED, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 200 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 1 MI0510TITLEPipestone, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PQNTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PQN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

63.0 F with a dew point of 63.0 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 200 ft.

Chart of the air at Pipestone: temperature 63.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 63.0, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 200 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PQNFIG. B THE AIR AT PIPESTONETHE 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 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, VV 200 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 63.0 F, 63.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 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 POINTTITLEPipestone, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PQNTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PQN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southeast (140 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Pipestone, north up: blowing from 140 degrees, the 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 PQNFIG. C THE WIND AT PIPESTONEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 140°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPipestone, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PQNTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PQN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Lake Wilson (LKWM5), 14.0 miles from here, read 21 Sep, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Minnesota

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

Near Ruthton

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