Storm Station
Alta Vista, Iowa
59°
Light rain· Feels like 59°·Light air 3 mph SE
Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
-UV
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84%Humidity
80%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Alta Vista, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.4 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

New Hampton (US 18)RNHI4

Beside a road/9.3 mi away/1,073 ft/95 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank643of 652

Charles CityCCY

At an airfield/13.3 mi away/1,116 ft/52 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank209of 652

measured daily2 instruments

ElmaELMI4

At a cooperative observer's station/3.4 mi away/1,175 ft/7 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

New Hampton 0.3 NNWIA-CW-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/10.5 mi away/1,158 ft/10 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Charles City, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.3 mi from Alta Vista. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 1,200 ft, overcast at 2,100 ft; the ceiling is 1,200 ft; visibility 8 mi.

Section of the sky over Charles City, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 1,200 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 2,100 feet, the ceiling at 1,200 feet, and visibility of 8 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CCYFIG. A THE SKY OVER CHARLES CITYSECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,500ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 2,100 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 1,200 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,200 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 8 MI0510TITLECharles City, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CCYTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CCY-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

57.2 F with a dew point of 57.2 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,200 ft.

Chart of the air at Charles City: temperature 57.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 57.2, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,200 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CCYFIG. B THE AIR AT CHARLES CITYTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 1,200 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 57.2 F, 57.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 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 POINTTITLECharles City, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CCYTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CCY-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

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

Plan of the wind at Charles City, 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 CCYFIG. C THE WIND AT CHARLES CITYPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLECharles City, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CCYTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CCY-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Elma (ELMI4), 3.4 miles from here, read 22 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Iowa

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

Near Alta Vista

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