Storm Station
Franks Field, Wisconsin
55°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 55°·Calm 1 mph N
A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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80%Humidity
74%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Franks Field, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Saxon HarborSXHW3

At a harbour/7.6 mi away/594 ft/226 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank106of 347

AshlandASX

At an airfield/15.3 mi away/818 ft/2 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

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measured daily2 instruments

Saxon 3.8 WWI-IR-8

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.2 mi away/1,011 ft/191 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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AshlandAWXW3

At a cooperative observer's station/13.8 mi away/686 ft/134 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Saxon Harbor, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 7.6 mi from Franks Field. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:40 AM local time: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Saxon Harbor, 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 SXHW3FIG. C THE WIND AT SAXON HARBORPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLESaxon Harbor, the windSTATION REPORT · DCP SXHW3TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SXHW3-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 594 ft above sea level, 2 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.28 inHg and the temperature at 56.9 F; it reports 57.1 F, 0.2 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Saxon Harbor stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 594 feet above sea level with 2 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.28 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.9 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SXHW3FIG. D WHERE SAXON HARBOR 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 ATMOSPHERESAXON HARBOR2 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT594 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 HERE29.28 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.9 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED57.1 FTITLESaxon Harbor, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP SXHW3TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SXHW3-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Sep 27 the noon sun stands 42 degrees above the horizon at 46.56 N, and the day is 11 h 44 min long. Level ground there takes 66 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Saxon Harbor, angles true: on Sep 27 it stands 42 degrees above the horizon, against 67 at the June solstice, 43 at the equinoxes and 20 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 44 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SXHW3FIG. E THE SUN AT SAXON HARBORELEVATION 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 67°EQUINOXES 43°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 20°SEP 27, 42°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 44 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 66 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 46.56 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -1.8°TITLESaxon Harbor, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP SXHW3TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SXHW3-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Saxon Harbor, in 4 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 Franks Field

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