Storm Station
Watkins, Minnesota
57°
Light rain· Feels like 57°·Light breeze 6 mph SSE
A chance of rain showers and patchy fog before 5am, then patchy fog and a slight chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 55. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
-UV
-Air quality
96%Humidity
100%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Watkins, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.6 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

T.H.23 - Richmond - MP 187.8MN125

Beside a road/10.0 mi away/1,115 ft/50 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank497of 732

LitchfieldLJF

At an airfield/15.9 mi away/1,142 ft/23 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank9of 732

LitchfieldLFSM5

At a river or reservoir gauge/17.9 mi away/1,145 ft/20 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank198of 732

Crescent Lake No1S2002

At a soil climate station/23.5 mi away/975 ft/190 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Watkins 2.5 WMN-MK-30

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.6 mi away/1,203 ft/38 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Kimball 3NKIMM5

At a cooperative observer's station/5.7 mi away/1,138 ft/27 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Litchfield, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 15.9 mi from Watkins. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 1,000 ft, overcast at 1,800 ft; the ceiling is 1,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Litchfield, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 1,000 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 1,800 feet, the ceiling at 1,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LJFFIG. A THE SKY OVER LITCHFIELDSECTION, 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 SKYBKN 1,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLELitchfield, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS LJFTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LJF-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

57.2 F with a dew point of 55.4 F, 94 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 400 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Litchfield: temperature 57.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 55.4, 94 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 400 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LJFFIG. B THE AIR AT LITCHFIELDTHE 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 400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 54.9 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 1,000 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 57.2 F, 55.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 94 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 POINTTITLELitchfield, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS LJFTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LJF-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 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Litchfield, north up: blowing from 150 degrees, the south southeast, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LJFFIG. C THE WIND AT LITCHFIELDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 150°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELitchfield, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS LJFTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LJF-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Kimball 3N (KIMM5), 5.7 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 05:30. measured daily

Elsewhere in Minnesota

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Near Watkins

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