Storm Station
Peterson, Iowa
63°
Light rain· Feels like 63°·Light breeze 8 mph SSE
Patchy fog and showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 61. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
-UV
-Air quality
97%Humidity
95%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Peterson, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Storm Lake (US 71/IA 3)RSLI4

Beside a road/15.2 mi away/1,329 ft/54 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank564of 652

CherokeeCKP

At an airfield/16.9 mi away/1,226 ft/49 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank211of 652

Shagbark Hills ScanSHAI4

At a river or reservoir gauge/39.9 mi away/1,400 ft/125 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank200of 652

measured daily2 instruments

PetersonPTRI4

At a cooperative observer's station/1.1 mi away/1,368 ft/93 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/8.5 mi away/1,412 ft/137 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Cherokee, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 16.9 mi from Peterson. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 1,300 ft; the ceiling is 1,300 ft; visibility 7 mi.

Section of the sky over Cherokee, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 1,300 feet, the ceiling at 1,300 feet, and visibility of 7 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CKPFIG. A THE SKY OVER CHEROKEESECTION, 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 1,300 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,300 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 7 MI0510TITLECherokee, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CKPTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CKP-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 1,300 ft.

Chart of the air at Cherokee: 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 1,300 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CKPFIG. B THE AIR AT CHEROKEETHE 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 1,300 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 POINTTITLECherokee, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CKPTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CKP-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (170 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Cherokee, north up: blowing from 170 degrees, the south, 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 CKPFIG. C THE WIND AT CHEROKEEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 170°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECherokee, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CKPTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CKP-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Peterson (PTRI4), 1.1 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 10:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Iowa

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

Near Peterson

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