Storm Station
Montpelier, Iowa
61°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 61°·Light air 3 mph WSW
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. East wind around 0 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
84%Humidity
67%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Montpelier, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.8 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Davenport (I-80/I-280)RDVI4

Beside a road/11.9 mi away/676 ft/101 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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Quad CitiesDVN

At an airfield/15.3 mi away/751 ft/176 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank8of 652

measured daily2 instruments

Blue Grass 2.7 SSWIA-ST-51

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.8 mi away/725 ft/150 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Muscatine 2 NMSTI4

At a cooperative observer's station/12.2 mi away/699 ft/124 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Quad Cities, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 15.3 mi from Montpelier. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:52 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 7,000 ft; the ceiling is 7,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Quad Cities, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 7,000 feet, the ceiling at 7,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DVNFIG. A THE SKY OVER QUAD CITIESSECTION, 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 7,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 7,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEQuad Cities, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS DVNTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-DVN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

57.0 F with a dew point of 53.0 F, 86 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 900 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 7,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Quad Cities: temperature 57.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 53.0, 86 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 900 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 7,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DVNFIG. B THE AIR AT QUAD CITIESTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 52.0 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 7,000 FTTEMPERATURE 57.0 FDEW POINT 53.0 FSPREAD 4.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 86 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 POINTTITLEQuad Cities, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS DVNTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-DVN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east (90 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Quad Cities, north up: blowing from 90 degrees, the east, at 7 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 DVNFIG. C THE WIND AT QUAD CITIESPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 90°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEQuad Cities, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS DVNTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-DVN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Muscatine 2 N (MSTI4), 12.2 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 Montpelier

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