Storm Station
La Motte, Iowa
60°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 60°·Light air 3 mph E
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. East wind around 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
72%Humidity
67%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest La Motte, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 8.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

DubuqueDBQ

At an airfield/8.4 mi away/1,079 ft/153 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank3of 652

Dubuque (US 20)RDBI4

Beside a road/14.6 mi away/820 ft/106 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank571of 652

measured daily2 instruments

Bellevue 12.2 NWIA-DB-31

In a volunteer observer's own ground/8.2 mi away/1,074 ft/148 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Dubuque #3DUBI4

At a cooperative observer's station/9.3 mi away/1,052 ft/126 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Dubuque, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.4 mi from La Motte. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 7,500 ft; the ceiling is 7,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Dubuque, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 7,500 feet, the ceiling at 7,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DBQFIG. A THE SKY OVER DUBUQUESECTION, 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 7,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 7,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEDubuque, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS DBQTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-DBQ-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

58.0 F with a dew point of 51.0 F, 77 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,600 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 7,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Dubuque: temperature 58.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 51.0, 77 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,600 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 7,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DBQFIG. B THE AIR AT DUBUQUETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 49.4 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 7,500 FTTEMPERATURE 58.0 FDEW POINT 51.0 FSPREAD 7.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 77 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 POINTTITLEDubuque, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS DBQTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-DBQ-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east southeast (110 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Dubuque, north up: blowing from 110 degrees, the east southeast, at 5 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 DBQFIG. C THE WIND AT DUBUQUEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 110°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEDubuque, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS DBQTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-DBQ-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Dubuque #3 (DUBI4), 9.3 miles from here, read 22 Sep, 06:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Iowa

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

Near La Motte

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