Storm Station
Lacona, Iowa
61°
Light rain· Feels like 61°·Light breeze 7 mph SE
Patchy fog and showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then drizzle and patchy fog between 7am and 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 69. East southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
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93%Humidity
99%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Lacona, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

CharitonCNC

At an airfield/11.8 mi away/1,047 ft/181 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank239of 652

PleasantvilleRPEI4

Beside a road/13.0 mi away/893 ft/27 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank261of 652

Des Moines 17 E54902

At a climate reference station/25.9 mi away/903 ft/37 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Lacona 5.1 ESEIA-LC-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.0 mi away/1,011 ft/145 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Chariton 1 ECHRI4

At a cooperative observer's station/13.5 mi away/974 ft/108 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Chariton, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.8 mi from Lacona. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 300 ft, broken at 2,500 ft, overcast at 3,600 ft; the ceiling is 300 ft; visibility 4 mi.

Section of the sky over Chariton, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 300 feet, broken cloud with its base at 2,500 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 3,600 feet, the ceiling at 300 feet, and visibility of 4 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CNCFIG. A THE SKY OVER CHARITONSECTION, 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 3,600 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 2,500 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 300 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 300 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 4 MI0510TITLEChariton, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CNCTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CNC-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 300 ft.

Chart of the air at Chariton: 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 300 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CNCFIG. B THE AIR AT CHARITONTHE 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, BKN 300 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 POINTTITLEChariton, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CNCTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CNC-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east southeast (120 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 13 mph.

Plan of the wind at Chariton, north up: blowing from 120 degrees, the east 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 CNCFIG. C THE WIND AT CHARITONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 120°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEChariton, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CNCTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CNC-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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