Storm Station
Barnum, Iowa
61° 69°/61°
Fog· Feels like 61°·Light breeze 5 mph SSE
Patchy fog and a chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then a chance of drizzle and patchy fog. Cloudy. Low around 59, with temperatures rising to around 61 overnight. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
0UV Low
-Air quality
98%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
3:30 AM
61feels61
10%
now, fog
Today
Sep 27
6961
10%
drizzle light
Mon
Sep 28
6962
fog
Tue
Sep 29
6358
78%
showers light
Wed
Sep 30
6663
68%
18mph
showers
Thu
Oct 1
6450
45%
18mph
overcast
Fri
Oct 2
6243
23%
clear day
Sat
Oct 3
6242
12%
15mph
overcast
61°
69°61°
69°62°
63°58°
66°63°
64°50°
62°43°
62°42°

As of 3:30 AM in Barnum, Iowa.

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Barnum, 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 now2 instruments

Fort DodgeFOD

At an airfield/8.7 mi away/1,165 ft/9 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank644of 652

Fort Dodge (US 20)RFDI4

Beside a road/10.1 mi away/938 ft/236 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank564of 652

measured daily2 instruments

Fort Dodge 5.6 WNWIA-WB-12

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.8 mi away/1,112 ft/62 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Fort Dodge 5 NNWWMTI4

At a cooperative observer's station/8.3 mi away/988 ft/186 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Fort Dodge, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.7 mi from Barnum. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:26 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 400 ft; the ceiling is 400 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Fort Dodge, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 400 feet, the ceiling at 400 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FODFIG. A THE SKY OVER FORT DODGESECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 400 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 400 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEFort Dodge, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS FODTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FOD-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

60.8 F with a dew point of 60.8 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 400 ft.

Chart of the air at Fort Dodge: temperature 60.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 60.8, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 400 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FODFIG. B THE AIR AT FORT DODGETHE 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, OVC 400 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 60.8 F, 60.8 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 POINTTITLEFort Dodge, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS FODTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FOD-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 Fort Dodge, 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 FODFIG. C THE WIND AT FORT DODGEPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEFort Dodge, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS FODTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FOD-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Fort Dodge 5 NNW (WMTI4), 8.3 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 07:19. measured daily

Elsewhere in Iowa

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Near Barnum

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