Storm Station
New Providence, Iowa
59°
Light rain· Feels like 59°·Light breeze 4 mph ENE
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a chance of drizzle between 7am and 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 67. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
-UV
-Air quality
93%Humidity
90%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest New Providence, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.5 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Steamboat Rock (US20)RSBI4

Beside a road/13.2 mi away/1,142 ft/19 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank617of 652

Iowa FallsIFA

At an airfield/13.8 mi away/1,137 ft/14 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank252of 652

Ames ScanAMMI4

At a river or reservoir gauge/34.2 mi away/1,073 ft/50 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank199of 652

AmesS2031

At a soil climate station/34.2 mi away/1,073 ft/50 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Eldora 0.3 ESEIA-HD-6

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.5 mi away/1,077 ft/46 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

ZearingZRGI4

At a cooperative observer's station/11.3 mi away/1,056 ft/67 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Iowa Falls, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.8 mi from New Providence. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 400 ft; the ceiling is 400 ft; visibility 7 mi.

Section of the sky over Iowa Falls, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 400 feet, the ceiling at 400 feet, and visibility of 7 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT IFAFIG. A THE SKY OVER IOWA FALLSSECTION, 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 400 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 400 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 7 MI0510TITLEIowa Falls, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS IFATYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-IFA-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

58.6 F with a dew point of 57.0 F, 94 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 400 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 400 ft.

Chart of the air at Iowa Falls: temperature 58.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 57.0, 94 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 400 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 400 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT IFAFIG. B THE AIR AT IOWA FALLSTHE 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 FSATURATES 400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 56.6 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 400 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 58.6 F, 57.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 94 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 POINTTITLEIowa Falls, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS IFATYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-IFA-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 Iowa Falls, 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 IFAFIG. C THE WIND AT IOWA FALLSPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEIowa Falls, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS IFATYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-IFA-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Zearing (ZRGI4), 11.3 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 New Providence

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