Storm Station
Arlington, Iowa
60° 61°/58°
Overcast· Feels like 60°·Light air 4 mph SE
Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
0UV Low
-Air quality
82%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
3:30 AM
60feels60
now, overcast
Today
Sep 27
6158
13%
rain light
Mon
Sep 28
7057
overcast
Tue
Sep 29
6852
64%
13mph
showers light
Wed
Sep 30
6361
67%
14mph
showers
Thu
Oct 1
6350
50%
16mph
showers light
Fri
Oct 2
5941
25%
13mph
clear day
Sat
Oct 3
6140
20%
14mph
overcast
60°
61°58°
70°57°
68°52°
63°61°
63°50°
59°41°
61°40°

As of 3:30 AM in Arlington, Iowa.

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Arlington, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 7.9 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

OelweinOLZ

At an airfield/16.1 mi away/1,076 ft/60 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank263of 652

HawkeyeHKYI4

Beside a road/20.7 mi away/1,074 ft/62 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank564of 652

measured daily2 instruments

Volga 1.2 SEIA-CT-13

In a volunteer observer's own ground/7.9 mi away/896 ft/240 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Strawberry PointSPTI4

At a cooperative observer's station/8.3 mi away/1,204 ft/68 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Oelwein, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 16.1 mi from Arlington. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 3,900 ft, overcast at 5,500 ft; the ceiling is 3,900 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Oelwein, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 3,900 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 5,500 feet, the ceiling at 3,900 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OLZFIG. A THE SKY OVER OELWEINSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 5,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 3,900 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,900 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEOelwein, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS OLZTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-OLZ-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 3,900 ft.

Chart of the air at Oelwein: 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 3,900 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OLZFIG. B THE AIR AT OELWEINTHE 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 GROUNDABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 3,900 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 POINTTITLEOelwein, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS OLZTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-OLZ-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east (100 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Oelwein, north up: blowing from 100 degrees, the east, at 6 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 OLZFIG. C THE WIND AT OELWEINPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 100°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEOelwein, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS OLZTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-OLZ-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Strawberry Point (SPTI4), 8.3 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Iowa

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

Near Arlington

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