Storm Station
Maxwell, Iowa
60°
Light rain· Feels like 60°·Light breeze 5 mph ESE
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 59. Southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
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90%Humidity
89%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Maxwell, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.5 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

Ankeny (I-35)RAKI4

Beside a road/12.6 mi away/866 ft/28 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank617of 652

AmesAMW

At an airfield/13.2 mi away/919 ft/25 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank543of 652

AmesS2031

At a soil climate station/18.1 mi away/1,073 ft/179 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

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Ames ScanAMMI4

At a river or reservoir gauge/19.3 mi away/1,073 ft/179 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank199of 652

Des Moines 17 E54902

At a climate reference station/23.9 mi away/903 ft/9 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Maxwell 2.5 NIA-SR-41

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.5 mi away/965 ft/71 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Ames 5 SEAESI4

At a cooperative observer's station/9.7 mi away/863 ft/31 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Ames, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.2 mi from Maxwell. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 300 ft; the ceiling is 300 ft; visibility 7 mi.

Section of the sky over Ames, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 300 feet, the ceiling at 300 feet, and visibility of 7 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 300 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 300 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 7 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 300 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 300 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 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 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

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Ames, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, 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 STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT 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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