Storm Station
Colby, Wisconsin
56°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 56°·Light air 2 mph S
A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. South southeast wind around 3 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
83%Humidity
65%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Colby, 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

MedfordMDZ

At an airfield/13.1 mi away/1,470 ft/119 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank246of 347

Diamond Lake RAWSDMLW3

A remote fire weather station/22.6 mi away/1,306 ft/45 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank101of 347

measured daily2 instruments

Abbotsford 0.4 SSWWI-CK-8

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.2 mi away/1,411 ft/60 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Spencer-WWTPSPCW3

At a water treatment plant/11.0 mi away/1,289 ft/62 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Medford, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.1 mi from Colby. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 5,000 ft; the ceiling is 5,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Medford, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 5,000 feet, the ceiling at 5,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MDZFIG. A THE SKY OVER MEDFORDSECTION, 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 5,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 5,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMedford, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MDZTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MDZ-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

54.0 F with a dew point of 49.3 F, 84 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,100 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 5,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Medford: temperature 54.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 49.3, 84 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,100 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 5,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MDZFIG. B THE AIR AT MEDFORDTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00040 F50 F60 FSATURATES 1,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 48.2 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 5,000 FTTEMPERATURE 54.0 FDEW POINT 49.3 FSPREAD 4.7 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 84 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 POINTTITLEMedford, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MDZTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MDZ-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Medford, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MDZFIG. C THE WIND AT MEDFORDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMedford, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MDZTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MDZ-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Spencer-WWTP (SPCW3), 11.0 miles from here, read 21 Sep, 07:30. measured daily

Elsewhere in Wisconsin

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

Near Colby

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