Storm Station
Augusta, Iowa
58°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 58°·Light air 4 mph ESE
A chance of rain showers before 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. East wind around 0 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
-UV
-Air quality
90%Humidity
71%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Augusta, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.8 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Fort MadisonFSW

At an airfield/7.1 mi away/722 ft/176 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank210of 652

Burlington (US 34)RBUI4

Beside a road/10.0 mi away/715 ft/169 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank617of 652

Mount Pleasant 1 SSW [CCOOP]MPZI4

At a river or reservoir gauge/19.6 mi away/719 ft/173 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank521of 652

measured daily2 instruments

Burlington 6.5 SSWIA-DM-7

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.8 mi away/554 ft/8 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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BurlingtonBLGI4

At a cooperative observer's station/7.2 mi away/702 ft/156 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Fort Madison, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 7.1 mi from Augusta. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 7,000 ft, scattered at 8,500 ft, scattered at 11,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Fort Madison, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 7,000 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 8,500 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 11,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FSWFIG. A THE SKY OVER FORT MADISONSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTSCT 11,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 8,500 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 7,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEFort Madison, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS FSWTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FSW-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

55.4 F with a dew point of 53.6 F, 94 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 400 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 7,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Fort Madison: temperature 55.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 53.6, 94 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 400 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 7,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FSWFIG. B THE AIR AT FORT MADISONTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 53.2 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 7,000 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 55.4 F, 53.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 94 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 POINTTITLEFort Madison, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS FSWTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FSW-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east northeast (70 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Fort Madison, north up: blowing from 70 degrees, the east northeast, 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 FSWFIG. C THE WIND AT FORT MADISONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 70°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEFort Madison, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS FSWTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FSW-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Burlington (BLGI4), 7.2 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 Augusta

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