Storm Station
Hinton, Iowa
67°
Light rain· Feels like 67°·Light breeze 5 mph E
A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 63. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
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90%Humidity
92%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Hinton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.4 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Sioux City MaintenanceRSMI4

Beside a road/5.4 mi away/1,138 ft/32 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank564of 652

Le MarsLRJ

At an airfield/12.2 mi away/1,194 ft/24 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank245of 652

MilnervilleBKTI4

At a river or reservoir gauge/15.3 mi away/1,224 ft/54 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank22of 652

Shagbark HillsS2068

At a soil climate station/30.0 mi away/1,119 ft/51 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

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measured daily2 instruments

Hinton 5.9 ESEIA-PL-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.0 mi away/1,296 ft/126 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Le MarsLEMI4

At a cooperative observer's station/13.1 mi away/1,280 ft/110 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Le Mars, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.2 mi from Hinton. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:15 AM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 1,100 ft, overcast at 3,900 ft; the ceiling is 1,100 ft; visibility 8 mi.

Section of the sky over Le Mars, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 1,100 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 3,900 feet, the ceiling at 1,100 feet, and visibility of 8 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LRJFIG. A THE SKY OVER LE MARSSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 3,900 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 1,100 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,100 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 8 MI0510TITLELe Mars, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS LRJTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LRJ-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The wind

From the south southeast (160 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Le Mars, north up: blowing from 160 degrees, the south southeast, at 6 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LRJFIG. C THE WIND AT LE MARSPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 160°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELe Mars, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS LRJTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LRJ-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The column

At 1,194 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.65 inHg and the temperature at 54.7 F; the station's altimeter setting of 29.99 inHg means its barometer reads 28.72 inHg.

Section from sea level of where Le Mars stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,194 feet above sea level with 4 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.65 inches of mercury, and temperature, 54.7 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 29.99 and the station pressure it means, 28.72.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LRJFIG. D WHERE LE MARS STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERELE MARS4 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,194 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE28.65 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE54.7 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED29.99 inHgITS BAROMETER READS28.72 inHgTITLELe Mars, the columnSTATION REPORT · ASOS LRJTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LRJ-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Le Mars, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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