Storm Station
Melvin, Iowa
62°
Light rain· Feels like 62°·Light breeze 7 mph SE
Widespread drizzle and patchy fog. Cloudy, with a low around 61. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
-UV
-Air quality
93%Humidity
94%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Melvin, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 7.3 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

SibleyRSYI4

Beside a road/11.5 mi away/1,574 ft/4 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank617of 652

SheldonSHL

At an airfield/12.7 mi away/1,418 ft/160 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank242of 652

measured daily2 instruments

Sanborn 0.4 NIA-OB-7

In a volunteer observer's own ground/7.3 mi away/1,563 ft/15 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

SanbornSNBI4

At a cooperative observer's station/7.8 mi away/1,526 ft/52 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Sheldon, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.7 mi from Melvin. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 400 ft, overcast at 1,100 ft; the ceiling is 1,100 ft; visibility 4 mi.

Section of the sky over Sheldon, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 400 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 1,100 feet, the ceiling at 1,100 feet, and visibility of 4 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SHLFIG. A THE SKY OVER SHELDONSECTION, 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 1,100 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 400 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,100 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 4 MI0510TITLESheldon, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SHLTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SHL-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

64.4 F with a dew point of 64.4 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 Sheldon: temperature 64.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 64.4, 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 SHLFIG. B THE AIR AT SHELDONTHE 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 F80 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 400 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 64.4 F, 64.4 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 POINTTITLESheldon, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SHLTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SHL-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 Sheldon, 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 SHLFIG. C THE WIND AT SHELDONPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLESheldon, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SHLTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SHL-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Sanborn (SNBI4), 7.8 miles from here, read 18 Sep, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Iowa

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

Near Melvin

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