Storm Station
Monroe, Iowa
60°
Light rain· Feels like 60°·Light breeze 5 mph SE
Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 58. Southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
-UV
-Air quality
84%Humidity
100%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Monroe, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 8.5 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Des Moines 17 E54902

At a climate reference station/9.7 mi away/903 ft/18 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

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Newton MuniTNU

At an airfield/11.2 mi away/942 ft/21 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank242of 652

Colfax - I-80RCFI4

Beside a road/14.1 mi away/788 ft/133 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank617of 652

measured daily2 instruments

Prairie City 5.0 SWIA-JS-12

In a volunteer observer's own ground/10.3 mi away/899 ft/22 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Pella 1 SPEAI4

At a cooperative observer's station/10.4 mi away/761 ft/160 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Newton Muni, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.2 mi from Monroe. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 300 ft; the ceiling is 300 ft; visibility 8 mi.

Section of the sky over Newton Muni, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 300 feet, the ceiling at 300 feet, and visibility of 8 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TNUFIG. A THE SKY OVER NEWTON MUNISECTION, 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: 8 MI0510TITLENewton Muni, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS TNUTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-TNU-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

57.2 F with a dew point of 57.2 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 Newton Muni: temperature 57.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 57.2, 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 TNUFIG. B THE AIR AT NEWTON MUNITHE 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 57.2 F, 57.2 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 POINTTITLENewton Muni, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS TNUTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-TNU-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 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Newton Muni, north up: blowing from 120 degrees, the east southeast, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TNUFIG. C THE WIND AT NEWTON MUNIPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 120°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLENewton Muni, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS TNUTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-TNU-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Pella 1 S (PEAI4), 10.4 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Iowa

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

Near Monroe

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