Storm Station
Beacon, Iowa
60°
Light rain· Feels like 60°·Light breeze 5 mph SE
Showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then drizzle between 7am and 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 67. East southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
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-Air quality
87%Humidity
96%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Beacon, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

EddyvilleRDYI4

Beside a road/9.2 mi away/801 ft/35 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank566of 652

OskaloosaOOA

At an airfield/10.4 mi away/840 ft/74 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank210of 652

Red Rock DamRRMI4

At a dam/16.8 mi away/722 ft/44 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank198of 652

Des Moines 17 E54902

At a climate reference station/36.8 mi away/903 ft/137 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Oskaloosa 1.3 WSWIA-MH-12

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.1 mi away/839 ft/73 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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OskaloosaOSKI4

At a cooperative observer's station/3.1 mi away/830 ft/64 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Oskaloosa, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.4 mi from Beacon. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 4 mi.

Section of the sky over Oskaloosa, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 4 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OOAFIG. A THE SKY OVER OSKALOOSASECTION, 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 SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 4 MI0510TITLEOskaloosa, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS OOATYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-OOA-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

59.4 F with a dew point of 59.0 F, 99 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Oskaloosa: temperature 59.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 59.0, 99 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 100 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OOAFIG. B THE AIR AT OSKALOOSATHE 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 FSATURATES 100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 58.9 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 59.4 F, 59.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 99 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 POINTTITLEOskaloosa, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS OOATYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-OOA-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southeast (140 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Oskaloosa, north up: blowing from 140 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 OOAFIG. C THE WIND AT OSKALOOSAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 140°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEOskaloosa, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS OOATYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-OOA-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Oskaloosa, in 6 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 Beacon

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