Storm Station
Wells, Minnesota
59°
Light rain· Feels like 59°·Gentle breeze 9 mph SE
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 55. South southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
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87%Humidity
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What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Wells, 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

I-90 - Wells - MP 138.7MN149

Beside a road/5.8 mi away/1,165 ft/6 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank497of 732

Albert LeaAEL

At an airfield/18.5 mi away/1,257 ft/98 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank14of 732

GordonsvilleGDVM5

At a river or reservoir gauge/27.8 mi away/1,201 ft/42 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank727of 732

measured daily2 instruments

Wells 0.4 WSWMN-FT-10

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.4 mi away/1,153 ft/6 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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WellsWELM5

At a cooperative observer's station/0.5 mi away/1,132 ft/27 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Albert Lea, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 18.5 mi from Wells. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 1,200 ft, broken at 1,900 ft, overcast at 4,900 ft; the ceiling is 1,900 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Albert Lea, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 1,200 feet, broken cloud with its base at 1,900 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 4,900 feet, the ceiling at 1,900 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AELFIG. A THE SKY OVER ALBERT LEASECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 4,900 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 1,900 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 1,200 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,900 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEAlbert Lea, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS AELTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AEL-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

57.7 F with a dew point of 55.0 F, 91 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 600 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,200 ft.

Chart of the air at Albert Lea: temperature 57.7 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 55.0, 91 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 600 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,200 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AELFIG. B THE AIR AT ALBERT LEATHE 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 600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 54.3 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 1,200 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 57.7 F, 55.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 91 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 POINTTITLEAlbert Lea, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS AELTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AEL-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 Albert Lea, 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 AELFIG. C THE WIND AT ALBERT LEAPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEAlbert Lea, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS AELTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AEL-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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