Storm Station
Hawkeye, Iowa
57°
Light rain· Feels like 57°·Light air 3 mph ESE
A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 65. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
-UV
-Air quality
90%Humidity
78%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Hawkeye, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.9 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

HawkeyeHKYI4

Beside a road/1.9 mi away/1,074 ft/90 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank566of 652

OelweinOLZ

At an airfield/17.7 mi away/1,076 ft/88 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank258of 652

measured daily2 instruments

Waucoma 3.2 SIA-FY-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.2 mi away/1,024 ft/140 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Fayette 3NNWFYTI4

At a cooperative observer's station/7.2 mi away/1,122 ft/42 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Oelwein, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 17.7 mi from Hawkeye. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 2,500 ft; the ceiling is 2,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Oelwein, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 2,500 feet, the ceiling at 2,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OLZFIG. A THE SKY OVER OELWEINSECTION, 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 2,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEOelwein, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS OLZTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-OLZ-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

55.4 F with a dew point of 55.4 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Oelwein: temperature 55.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 55.4, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OLZFIG. B THE AIR AT OELWEINTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 2,500 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 55.4 F, 55.4 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 POINTTITLEOelwein, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS OLZTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-OLZ-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 Oelwein, 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 OLZFIG. C THE WIND AT OELWEINPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEOelwein, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS OLZTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-OLZ-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Fayette 3NNW (FYTI4), 7.2 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Iowa

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

Near Hawkeye

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