Storm Station
Atkins, Iowa
59° 62°/59°
Overcast· Feels like 59°·Light air 3 mph WSW
A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
0UV Low
-Air quality
84%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
3:30 AM
59feels59
now, overcast
Today
Sep 27
6259
18%
rain
Mon
Sep 28
7158
overcast
Tue
Sep 29
7254
66%
13mph
rain
Wed
Sep 30
6662
73%
showers light
Thu
Oct 1
6551
58%
15mph
drizzle dense
Fri
Oct 2
6143
29%
overcast
Sat
Oct 3
6441
14%
13mph
overcast
59°
62°59°
71°58°
72°54°
66°62°
65°51°
61°43°
64°41°

As of 3:30 AM in Atkins, Iowa.

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Atkins, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.3 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Van Horne - US30/IA218RVHI4

Beside a road/9.0 mi away/922 ft/59 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank562of 652

Cedar RapidsCID

At an airfield/10.2 mi away/869 ft/6 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank8of 652

measured daily2 instruments

Fairfax 4.0 NWIA-BT-12

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.3 mi away/881 ft/18 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

SwisherSWHI4

At a cooperative observer's station/13.0 mi away/797 ft/66 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Cedar Rapids, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.2 mi from Atkins. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:52 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 9,000 ft; the ceiling is 9,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Cedar Rapids, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 9,000 feet, the ceiling at 9,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CIDFIG. A THE SKY OVER CEDAR RAPIDSSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 9,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 9,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLECedar Rapids, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CIDTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CID-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

59.0 F with a dew point of 54.0 F, 83 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 9,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Cedar Rapids: temperature 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 54.0, 83 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 9,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CIDFIG. B THE AIR AT CEDAR RAPIDSTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 1,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 52.8 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 9,000 FTTEMPERATURE 59.0 FDEW POINT 54.0 FSPREAD 5.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 83 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 POINTTITLECedar Rapids, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CIDTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CID-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southeast (140 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Cedar Rapids, north up: blowing from 140 degrees, the southeast, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CIDFIG. C THE WIND AT CEDAR RAPIDSPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 140°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECedar Rapids, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CIDTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CID-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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