Storm Station
Columbus City, Iowa
59°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 59°·Light air 2 mph ESE
A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. East wind around 0 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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-Air quality
87%Humidity
71%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Columbus City, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.7 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

AinsworthRAII4

Beside a road/8.5 mi away/712 ft/15 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank562of 652

MuscatineMUT

At an airfield/14.3 mi away/543 ft/184 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank239of 652

Mount Pleasant 1 SSW [CCOOP]MPZI4

At a river or reservoir gauge/23.2 mi away/719 ft/8 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank523of 652

measured daily2 instruments

Columbus Junct 2 SSWCOJI4

At a cooperative observer's station/0.7 mi away/709 ft/18 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Crawfordsville 2.7 ESEIA-WS-13

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.9 mi away/726 ft/1 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Muscatine, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 14.3 mi from Columbus City. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud reported; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Muscatine, height above the station to scale: no cloud reported, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MUTFIG. A THE SKY OVER MUSCATINESECTION, 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 REPORTEDVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMuscatine, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MUTTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MUT-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

59.0 F with a dew point of 59.0 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground.

Chart of the air at Muscatine: temperature 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 59.0, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MUTFIG. B THE AIR AT MUSCATINETHE 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 GROUNDTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 59.0 F, 59.0 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 POINTTITLEMuscatine, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MUTTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MUT-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Muscatine, 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 MUTFIG. C THE WIND AT MUSCATINEPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEMuscatine, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MUTTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MUT-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Iowa

15 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Columbus City

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