Storm Station
New Sharon, Iowa
58°
Light rain· Feels like 58°·Light breeze 7 mph SE
Drizzle likely before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 66. East southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
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90%Humidity
98%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest New Sharon, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 8.9 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Pella (IA 163)RPLI4

Beside a road/12.7 mi away/889 ft/18 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank572of 652

PellaPEA

At an airfield/15.8 mi away/869 ft/2 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank274of 652

Red Rock DamRRMI4

At a dam/18.4 mi away/722 ft/149 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank198of 652

Des Moines 17 E54902

At a climate reference station/33.3 mi away/903 ft/32 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Montezuma 3.4 WIA-PW-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/8.9 mi away/915 ft/44 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Montezuma 1 WMZUI4

At a cooperative observer's station/10.0 mi away/961 ft/90 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Pella, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 15.8 mi from New Sharon. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 8:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 300 ft; the ceiling is 300 ft; visibility 3 mi.

Section of the sky over Pella, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 300 feet, the ceiling at 300 feet, and visibility of 3 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PEAFIG. A THE SKY OVER PELLASECTION, 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: 3 MI0510TITLEPella, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PEATYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PEA-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

58.0 F with a dew point of 57.7 F, 99 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 100 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 300 ft.

Chart of the air at Pella: temperature 58.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 57.7, 99 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 100 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 300 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PEAFIG. B THE AIR AT PELLATHE 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 100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 57.6 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 300 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 58.0 F, 57.7 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 99 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 POINTTITLEPella, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PEATYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PEA-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 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Pella, north up: blowing from 120 degrees, the east southeast, at 6 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 PEAFIG. C THE WIND AT PELLAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 120°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPella, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PEATYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PEA-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Iowa

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

Near New Sharon

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