Storm Station
Cotter, Iowa
59°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 59°·Light air 2 mph E
A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southeast wind around 0 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
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-Air quality
80%Humidity
73%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Cotter, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.6 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

AinsworthRAII4

Beside a road/3.6 mi away/712 ft/8 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank559of 652

WashingtonAWG

At an airfield/11.0 mi away/751 ft/47 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank261of 652

Mount Pleasant 1 SSW [CCOOP]MPZI4

At a river or reservoir gauge/24.1 mi away/719 ft/15 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank523of 652

measured daily2 instruments

Columbus Junct 2 SSWCOJI4

At a cooperative observer's station/5.7 mi away/709 ft/5 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Crawfordsville 2.7 ESEIA-WS-13

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.3 mi away/726 ft/22 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Washington, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.0 mi from Cotter. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 4,700 ft, scattered at 10,000 ft; visibility 8 mi.

Section of the sky over Washington, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 4,700 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 10,000 feet, and visibility of 8 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AWGFIG. A THE SKY OVER WASHINGTONSECTION, 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 FTSCT 10,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 4,700 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 8 MI0510TITLEWashington, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS AWGTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AWG-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

57.2 F with a dew point of 57.2 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 4,700 ft.

Chart of the air at Washington: temperature 57.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 57.2, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 4,700 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AWGFIG. B THE AIR AT WASHINGTONTHE 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 GROUNDABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 4,700 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 57.2 F, 57.2 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 POINTTITLEWashington, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS AWGTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AWG-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 Washington, 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 AWGFIG. C THE WIND AT WASHINGTONPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEWashington, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS AWGTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AWG-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Washington, 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 Cotter

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