Storm Station
Paullina, Iowa
64°
Light rain· Feels like 64°·Gentle breeze 11 mph SE
A chance of rain showers and patchy fog. Cloudy, with a low around 61. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
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93%Humidity
95%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Paullina, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 8.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

CleghornRCGI4

Beside a road/11.9 mi away/1,429 ft/19 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank266of 652

SheldonSHL

At an airfield/17.5 mi away/1,418 ft/8 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank239of 652

Shagbark Hills ScanSHAI4

At a river or reservoir gauge/37.9 mi away/1,400 ft/10 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank198of 652

Shagbark HillsS2068

At a soil climate station/38.1 mi away/1,119 ft/291 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

PrimgharPGHI4

At a cooperative observer's station/8.0 mi away/1,512 ft/102 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Sutherland 0.5 NEIA-OB-1

In a volunteer observer's own ground/10.1 mi away/1,412 ft/2 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Sheldon, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 17.5 mi from Paullina. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 1,100 ft; the ceiling is 1,100 ft; visibility 3 mi.

Section of the sky over Sheldon, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 1,100 feet, the ceiling at 1,100 feet, and visibility of 3 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 SKYCEILING 1,100 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 3 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 1,100 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 1,100 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, OVC 1,100 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

From the east southeast (120 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Sheldon, north up: blowing from 120 degrees, the east southeast, at 5 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 SHLFIG. C THE WIND AT SHELDONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 120°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE 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

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Near Paullina

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