Storm Station
Kingsley, Iowa
65°
Light rain· Feels like 65°·Light breeze 6 mph SSE
Areas of drizzle and patchy fog before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
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97%Humidity
59%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Kingsley, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 9.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

MovilleRSCI4

Beside a road/9.3 mi away/1,187 ft/79 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank572of 652

Shagbark Hills ScanSHAI4

At a river or reservoir gauge/14.9 mi away/1,400 ft/134 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank199of 652

Shagbark HillsS2068

At a soil climate station/14.9 mi away/1,119 ft/147 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

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Le MarsLRJ

At an airfield/17.4 mi away/1,194 ft/72 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank239of 652

measured daily2 instruments

Hinton 5.9 ESEIA-PL-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/11.5 mi away/1,296 ft/30 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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WashtaWHTI4

At a cooperative observer's station/13.7 mi away/1,217 ft/49 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Le Mars, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 17.4 mi from Kingsley. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 7:35 AM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 300 ft; the ceiling is 300 ft; visibility 1.5 mi.

Section of the sky over Le Mars, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 300 feet, the ceiling at 300 feet, and visibility of 1.5 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 300 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 300 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 1.5 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 southeast (140 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Le Mars, north up: blowing from 140 degrees, the 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 140°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 30.03 inHg means its barometer reads 28.76 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 30.03 and the station pressure it means, 28.76.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 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, REPORTED30.03 inHgITS BAROMETER READS28.76 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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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Iowa

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Near Kingsley

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