Storm Station
Athelstan, Iowa
65°
Light rain· Feels like 65°·Light breeze 5 mph E
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 61. Southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
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97%Humidity
93%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Athelstan, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.8 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

BedfordRBFI4

Beside a road/14.3 mi away/1,171 ft/17 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank617of 652

Nodaway River 1 E ClarindaICLI4

At a river or reservoir gauge/27.1 mi away/984 ft/170 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank81of 652

ClarindaICL

At an airfield/27.1 mi away/978 ft/176 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank242of 652

measured daily2 instruments

BlocktonBLKI4

At a cooperative observer's station/3.8 mi away/1,155 ft/1 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Bedford 0.5 NWIA-TY-4

In a volunteer observer's own ground/12.1 mi away/1,218 ft/64 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Clarinda, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 27.1 mi from Athelstan. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:35 AM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 7,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Clarinda, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 7,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ICLFIG. A THE SKY OVER CLARINDASECTION, 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 FTFEW 7,500 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEClarinda, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ICLTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ICL-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Clarinda, 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 ICLFIG. C THE WIND AT CLARINDAPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEClarinda, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ICLTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ICL-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The column

At 978 ft above sea level, 3 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.88 inHg and the temperature at 55.5 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.03 inHg means its barometer reads 28.98 inHg.

Section from sea level of where Clarinda stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 978 feet above sea level with 3 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.88 inches of mercury, and temperature, 55.5 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.03 and the station pressure it means, 28.98.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ICLFIG. D WHERE CLARINDA 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 ATMOSPHERECLARINDA3 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT978 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 HERE28.88 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE55.5 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.03 inHgITS BAROMETER READS28.98 inHgTITLEClarinda, the columnSTATION REPORT · ASOS ICLTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ICL-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Iowa

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Near Athelstan

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