Storm Station
Hills, Iowa
59° 66°/57°
Overcast· Feels like 59°·Light air 2 mph ESE
A slight chance of rain showers after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. East wind around 0 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
0UV Low
-Air quality
89%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
3:30 AM
59feels59
now, overcast
Today
Sep 27
6657
12%
overcast
Mon
Sep 28
7258
overcast
Tue
Sep 29
7655
51%
13mph
rain light
Wed
Sep 30
7263
69%
drizzle
Thu
Oct 1
6753
66%
15mph
showers
Fri
Oct 2
6246
33%
12mph
overcast
Sat
Oct 3
6643
21%
overcast
59°
66°57°
72°58°
76°55°
72°63°
67°53°
62°46°
66°43°

As of 3:30 AM in Hills, Iowa.

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Hills, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.6 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

RiversideRRII4

Beside a road/4.8 mi away/640 ft/6 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank260of 652

Iowa CityIOW

At an airfield/5.9 mi away/669 ft/35 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank8of 652

measured daily2 instruments

Iowa City 6.1 SSEIA-JH-5

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.6 mi away/673 ft/39 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Iowa CityICYI4

At a cooperative observer's station/6.5 mi away/650 ft/16 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Iowa City, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.9 mi from Hills. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:52 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 8,000 ft; the ceiling is 8,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Iowa City, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 8,000 feet, the ceiling at 8,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT IOWFIG. A THE SKY OVER IOWA CITYSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 8,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 8,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEIowa City, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS IOWTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-IOW-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

60.0 F with a dew point of 55.0 F, 84 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 8,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Iowa City: temperature 60.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 55.0, 84 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 8,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT IOWFIG. B THE AIR AT IOWA CITYTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 1,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 53.8 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 8,000 FTTEMPERATURE 60.0 FDEW POINT 55.0 FSPREAD 5.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 84 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 POINTTITLEIowa City, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS IOWTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-IOW-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

At 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Iowa City, north up: 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 IOWFIG. C THE WIND AT IOWA CITYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONDIRECTION NOT REPORTEDBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEIowa City, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS IOWTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-IOW-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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