Storm Station
Kelley, Iowa
59° 67°/60°
Fog· Feels like 59°·Light breeze 4 mph SE
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 59. Southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
0UV Low
-Air quality
98%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
3:30 AM
59feels59
now, fog
Today
Sep 27
6760
14%
fog
Mon
Sep 28
6960
fog
Tue
Sep 29
6557
77%
showers light
Wed
Sep 30
6663
77%
13mph
showers
Thu
Oct 1
6451
52%
18mph
drizzle light
Fri
Oct 2
6244
29%
clear day
Sat
Oct 3
6542
12%
14mph
overcast
59°
67°60°
69°60°
65°57°
66°63°
64°51°
62°44°
65°42°

As of 3:30 AM in Kelley, Iowa.

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Kelley, 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 now5 instruments

AmesAMW

At an airfield/3.6 mi away/919 ft/117 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank640of 652

AmesS2031

At a soil climate station/4.3 mi away/1,073 ft/37 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

Ames ScanAMMI4

At a river or reservoir gauge/5.7 mi away/1,073 ft/37 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank200of 652

Ames (I-35)RAMI4

Beside a road/7.5 mi away/1,027 ft/9 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank609of 652

Des Moines 17 E54902

At a climate reference station/33.6 mi away/903 ft/133 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Huxley 0.5 NIA-SR-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.6 mi away/1,007 ft/29 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Ames 5 SEAESI4

At a cooperative observer's station/5.4 mi away/863 ft/173 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Ames, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 3.6 mi from Kelley. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 400 ft; the ceiling is 400 ft; visibility 8 mi.

Section of the sky over Ames, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 400 feet, the ceiling at 400 feet, and visibility of 8 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AMWFIG. A THE SKY OVER AMESSECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 400 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 400 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 8 MI0510TITLEAmes, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS AMWTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AMW-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

59.0 F with a dew point of 59.0 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 400 ft.

Chart of the air at Ames: temperature 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 59.0, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 400 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AMWFIG. B THE AIR AT AMESTHE 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 GROUNDLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 400 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 59.0 F, 59.0 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 POINTTITLEAmes, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS AMWTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AMW-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 Ames, 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 AMWFIG. C THE WIND AT AMESPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEAmes, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS AMWTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AMW-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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