Storm Station
Taconite, Minnesota
47°
Light rain· Feels like 44°·Light breeze 6 mph SSE
A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
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100%Humidity
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What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Taconite, 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

Grand RapidsGPZ

At an airfield/9.5 mi away/1,355 ft/3 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

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NashwaukMN180

Beside a road/10.8 mi away/1,450 ft/98 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank463of 732

Swan RiverSWAM5

At a river or reservoir gauge/17.6 mi away/1,308 ft/44 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

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measured daily2 instruments

Bovey 0.7 WMN-IT-104

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.2 mi away/1,349 ft/3 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Usda Forestry Science LabGRPM5

At a cooperative observer's station/7.4 mi away/1,329 ft/23 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Nashwauk, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 10.8 mi from Taconite. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:00 AM local time: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The air

11.6 F with a dew point of -3.0 F, 51 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Nashwauk: temperature 11.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point -3.0, 51 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,200 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MN180FIG. B THE AIR AT NASHWAUKTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000-20 F-10 F0 F10 F20 FSATURATES 3,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT -5.7 FTEMPERATURE 11.6 FDEW POINT -3.0 FSPREAD 14.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 51 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 POINTTITLENashwauk, the airSTATION REPORT · RWIS MN180TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MN180-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The column

At 1,450 ft above sea level, 5 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.39 inHg and the temperature at 53.8 F; it reports 11.6 F, 42.2 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Nashwauk stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,450 feet above sea level with 5 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.39 inches of mercury, and temperature, 53.8 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MN180FIG. D WHERE NASHWAUK STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERENASHWAUK5 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,450 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE28.39 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE53.8 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED11.6 FTITLENashwauk, the columnSTATION REPORT · RWIS MN180TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MN180-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Sep 27 the noon sun stands 41 degrees above the horizon at 47.37 N, and the day is 11 h 44 min long. Level ground there takes 65 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Nashwauk, angles true: on Sep 27 it stands 41 degrees above the horizon, against 66 at the June solstice, 43 at the equinoxes and 19 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 44 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MN180FIG. E THE SUN AT NASHWAUKELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 66°EQUINOXES 43°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 19°SEP 27, 41°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 44 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 65 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 47.37 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -1.9°TITLENashwauk, the sunSTATION REPORT · RWIS MN180TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MN180-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Nashwauk, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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