Storm Station
Colfax, Wisconsin
64°
Light rain· Feels like 64°·Light breeze 4 mph ESE
A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
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-Air quality
67%Humidity
97%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Colfax, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Menomonie WILUM

At an airfield/10.1 mi away/896 ft/46 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank245of 347

Chetek - USH 53 @ CTH ICHKW3

Beside a road/21.3 mi away/1,051 ft/109 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Colfax 0.4 NEWI-DN-16

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.3 mi away/945 ft/3 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Cedar Falls Hydro PlantMNOW3

At a cooperative observer's station/9.1 mi away/824 ft/118 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Menomonie WI, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.1 mi from Colfax. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 3,000 ft; the ceiling is 3,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Menomonie WI, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 3,000 feet, the ceiling at 3,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LUMFIG. A THE SKY OVER MENOMONIE WISECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 3,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMenomonie WI, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS LUMTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LUM-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

61.7 F with a dew point of 51.8 F, 70 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,300 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Menomonie WI: temperature 61.7 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 51.8, 70 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,300 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LUMFIG. B THE AIR AT MENOMONIE WITHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 2,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 49.6 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 3,000 FTTEMPERATURE 61.7 FDEW POINT 51.8 FSPREAD 9.9 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 70 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 POINTTITLEMenomonie WI, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS LUMTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LUM-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east southeast (110 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Menomonie WI, north up: blowing from 110 degrees, the east 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 LUMFIG. C THE WIND AT MENOMONIE WIPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 110°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMenomonie WI, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS LUMTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LUM-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Wisconsin

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

Near Colfax

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