Storm Station
Akron, Iowa
66°
Light rain· Feels like 66°·Light breeze 5 mph SE
A slight chance of rain showers before 7am, then patchy fog between 8am and 11am, then a slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. East wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
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97%Humidity
82%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Akron, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 8.8 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

MilnervilleBKTI4

At a river or reservoir gauge/8.8 mi away/1,224 ft/65 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank22of 652

AkronRAWI4

Beside a road/9.4 mi away/1,403 ft/244 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank21of 652

Le MarsLRJ

At an airfield/18.6 mi away/1,194 ft/35 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank239of 652

measured daily2 instruments

Westfield 6.1 SEIA-PL-10

In a volunteer observer's own ground/9.1 mi away/1,358 ft/199 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Le MarsLEMI4

At a cooperative observer's station/19.9 mi away/1,280 ft/121 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Le Mars, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 18.6 mi from Akron. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:55 AM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 800 ft; the ceiling is 800 ft; visibility 7 mi.

Section of the sky over Le Mars, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 800 feet, the ceiling at 800 feet, and visibility of 7 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LRJFIG. A THE SKY OVER LE MARSSECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 800 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 800 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 7 MI0510TITLELe Mars, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS LRJTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LRJ-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The wind

From the southeast (130 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Le Mars, north up: blowing from 130 degrees, the southeast, at 5 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 LRJFIG. C THE WIND AT LE MARSPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 130°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELe Mars, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS LRJTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LRJ-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The column

At 1,194 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.65 inHg and the temperature at 54.7 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.01 inHg means its barometer reads 28.74 inHg.

Section from sea level of where Le Mars stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,194 feet above sea level with 4 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.65 inches of mercury, and temperature, 54.7 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.01 and the station pressure it means, 28.74.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LRJFIG. D WHERE LE MARS 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 ATMOSPHERELE MARS4 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,194 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 HERE28.65 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE54.7 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.01 inHgITS BAROMETER READS28.74 inHgTITLELe Mars, the columnSTATION REPORT · ASOS LRJTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LRJ-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Le Mars, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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