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Lester Prairie, Minnesota

City in McLeod County, Minnesota

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What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Lester Prairie, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

Citizen station FW4584FW4584

In a volunteer observer's own ground/8.1 mi away/1,020 ft/36 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

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GlencoeGYL

At an airfield/9.0 mi away/991 ft/7 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

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Minnesota River Near Jordan05330000

At a river or reservoir gauge/23.7 mi away/690 ft/294 ft below here

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Crescent Lake No1S2002

At a soil climate station/37.3 mi away/975 ft/9 ft below here

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measured daily2 instruments

Lester Prairie 0.4 WMN-MC-36

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.2 mi away/986 ft/2 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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DelanoDLNM5

At a cooperative observer's station/16.5 mi away/912 ft/72 ft below here

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Station report

The weather at Glencoe, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.0 mi from Lester Prairie, Minnesota. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:55 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 2,600 ft, overcast at 7,500 ft; the ceiling is 7,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Glencoe, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 2,600 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 7,500 feet, the ceiling at 7,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GYLFIG. A THE SKY OVER GLENCOESECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 7,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 2,600 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 7,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEGlencoe, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS GYLTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GYL-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

45.0 F with a dew point of 42.0 F, 89 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,600 ft.

Chart of the air at Glencoe: temperature 45.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 42.0, 89 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 700 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,600 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GYLFIG. B THE AIR AT GLENCOETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 41.3 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 2,600 FTTEMPERATURE 45.0 FDEW POINT 42.0 FSPREAD 3.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 89 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 POINTTITLEGlencoe, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS GYLTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GYL-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west (280 degrees) at 10 mph, gusting 17 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 23 mph.

Plan of the wind at Glencoe, north up: blowing from 280 degrees, the west, at 10 miles an hour, gusting 17; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GYLFIG. C THE WIND AT GLENCOEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 280°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 17 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEGlencoe, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS GYLTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GYL-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Delano (DLNM5), 16.5 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

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