Storm Station
Garden Grove, Iowa
62°
Light rain· Feels like 62°·Light breeze 6 mph SE
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 59. Southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
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What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Garden Grove, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 7.5 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Leon (I-35)/IA 2)RLEI4

Beside a road/13.7 mi away/1,145 ft/35 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank573of 652

OsceolaI75

At an airfield/15.8 mi away/1,110 ft/level with here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank208of 652

measured daily2 instruments

Leon 4.2 EIA-DC-9

In a volunteer observer's own ground/7.5 mi away/1,064 ft/46 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

AllertonALRI4

At a cooperative observer's station/15.2 mi away/1,106 ft/4 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Osceola, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 15.8 mi from Garden Grove. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 400 ft, broken at 900 ft, overcast at 2,400 ft; the ceiling is 400 ft; visibility 4 mi.

Section of the sky over Osceola, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 400 feet, broken cloud with its base at 900 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 2,400 feet, the ceiling at 400 feet, and visibility of 4 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT I75FIG. A THE SKY OVER OSCEOLASECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 2,400 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 900 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 400 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 400 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 4 MI0510TITLEOsceola, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS I75TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-I75-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

61.3 F with a dew point of 61.0 F, 99 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 100 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 400 ft.

Chart of the air at Osceola: temperature 61.3 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 61.0, 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, against the lowest cloud reported at 400 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT I75FIG. B THE AIR AT OSCEOLATHE 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 60.9 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 400 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 61.3 F, 61.0 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 POINTTITLEOsceola, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS I75TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-I75-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east (100 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Osceola, north up: blowing from 100 degrees, the east, 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 I75FIG. C THE WIND AT OSCEOLAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 100°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEOsceola, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS I75TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-I75-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Allerton (ALRI4), 15.2 miles from here, read 21 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Iowa

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

Near Garden Grove

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